14th April 2022 Parliamentary Round Up

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Papers Laid

• The 2022/23 Annex of Estimates of Revenue Expenditure for State corporations of the government of Kenya for the Financial Year ending June 2023 from the National Treasury.
• Legal Notice No. 20 of 2022 relating to Engineers, Scale of Fees for the Engineering Services Rules 2022 and explanatory memorandum from the Ministry of Transport.
• The reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the following institutions for the year ended 31st December, 2021, and the certificates therein:
  • Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited; 
  • The Development Bank of Kenya Limited; and
  • The Consolidated Bank of Kenya.
• The reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the following institutions for the year ended 30th June, 2021, and the certificates therein:
  • Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund; and
  • The Commodities Fund.
• The reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the following institutions for the year ended 30th June, 2020, and the certificates therein:
  • Veterinary Medicines Directorate;
  • The Railway Development Levy Fund Operations Account; and 
  • The Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund. 
• The reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the following constituencies for the year ended 30th June, 2020, and the certificates therein:
  • Bomachoge Chache
  • Homa Bay Town

Motions 

• Procedural motion approved for the reduction of the publication period of the Finance Bill (National Assembly No. 22 of 2022) from 14 days to 4 days.

Bills

First Reading 

• The Finance Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 22 of 2022).

Second Reading

• National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 45 of 2020)
• Huduma Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 57 of 2021)
• National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 28 of 2021)

Committee of the Whole House 

• Elections (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2022).
• Coffee Bill (Senate Bill No. 22 of 2020)
• National Electronic Single Window System Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2021)

Passed

• Community Health Workers Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 30 of 2020).
• Elections (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2022).
• Election Campaign Financing (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 37 of 2021). 

SENATE

The Senate is currently in recess from 8th April to 25th April, 2022.