SENATE BILLS 2021

The Startup Bill, 2021

PUBLIC SECTOR

Appointments

The Cabinet Secretary for National treasury and Planning has extended the term of the Taskforce on the National Risk Assessment (NRA) on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, for a period of four (4) months, with effect from the 31^st December, 2020.

The Cabinet Secretary for Education has re-appointed Charles Maranga as a member of the Higher Education Loans Board, for a period of five (5) years, with effect from the 15^th February, 2021.

JUDICIARY

The following Courts intend to apply to the Chief Justice for leave to destroy various records, books and papers:

• the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court at Webuye
• the Principal Magistrate’s Court at Wajir

ENERGY SECTOR

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has published in the Gazette various stations and their electrical energy liable to:

• a fuel energy cost charge of plus 261 Kenya cents per kWh;
• a foreign exchange fluctuation adjustment of plus 66.49 cents per kWh;
• a Water Resource Management Authority (WRMA) levy of plus 2.00 cents per kWh

for all meter readings to be taken in February, 2021

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has also given a notice on the extension of the applicable inflation adjustment of plus 37 Cents per kWh for all meter readings taken in February—June, 2021.

TRADE AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR

The Registrar of Valuers Registration Board has published in the Gazette a list of Registered Valuers, licensed to practice valuation in the year 2021.

GENERAL

The Registrar of Political Parties has published in the Gazette that Movement United for Super Action (MUSA), Mkenya Daima Party (MDP), Chama ya Mapatano Kenya (CYMK) and Common People’s Party have applied for provisional registration.

The Registrar of Political Parties has given notice that United Democratic Alliance intends to effect changes on their officials.

The Council of Legal Education has published in the Gazette, a list of institutions that are licensed as legal education providers in Kenya as at 11^th December, 2020.

LAND AND ENVIRONMENT SECTOR

• The National Land Commission on behalf of the Kenya Railway Corporation (KRC) has given notice that the National Government intends to delete, correct and add parcels in the land required for the construction of Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A Project. Those affected are required to deliver to the National Land Commission on or before the day of the inquiry a written claim to compensation, copy of identify card (ID), Personal Identification No. (PIN), land ownership documents and bank account details at Ardhi House, 3rd Floor, Room 305, 1st Ngong Avenue, Nairobi.
• The National Land Commission on behalf of the Kenya National Highways Authority has given notice that the Government intends to delete, correct and add parcels of land required for the construction of Sotik (Chebilat) Ikonge Sondu (Chabera) Road Project. Plans of the affected land may be inspected at the office of the National Land Commission, Nairobi and NLC Offices at Nyamira, Kisii and Bomet.
• The National Land Commission on behalf of Athi Water Works Development Agency has given Notice that it intends to add parcels of land required for the construction of Ng’enda Water Supply in Kiambu County. Plans of the affected land may be inspected at the office of the National Land Commission, Nairobi and in Kiambu County.
• The National Land Commission on behalf of Athi Water Works Development Agency has given Notice that it intends to add parcels of land required for the construction of Ruabura Water Supply in Kiambu County. Plans of the affected land may be inspected at the office of the National Land Commission, Nairobi and in Kiambu County.
• The National Land Commission on behalf of the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation has given notice that the Government intends to delete, correct, and add parcels of land for part of the Lower Nzoia Irrigation Development Project Phase 1 in Siaya and Busia counties. Plans for the affected land may be inspected at the office of the National Land Commission, Nairobi and at the National Land Commission Offices in Siaya and Busia counties.
• The National Land Commission on behalf of the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation has given notice on the dates and places where the inquiry for hearing of claims to compensation for interested parties in the land required for part of the Lower Nzoia Irrigation Development Project Phase 1 in Siaya and Busia Counties shall be held.
• The National Land Commission on behalf of National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority has given notice on the dates and places where the inquiry for hearing of claims to compensation for interested parties in the land required for construction of Soin Koru Multipurpose Dam Project in Kisumu and Kericho counties. 

Completion of Development Plans

• The preparation of the below-mentioned Part Development Plans relating to land situated within Kapkilel Trading Centre, Nandi County is complete:

a) DP No: KAPI303912019101—Kapkilel Local Physical and Land Use Development Plan

Environment Impact Assessment

The Environmental Combustion Consultants, proposes to set up an asbestos disposal site (landfill) that will be able to accommodate several tons of asbestos within the expansive 30 acres of land and will comprise of disposal cells lined with a1000 gauge HDPE liner and impervious cement, associated facilities and amenities on Plot L.R No. 1885 Suna West/Wasimbete/Buhembu in Migori County. 

Kencana International Limited, proposes to build a world class state of the art adult, children hospital, boarding/orphanage school which will consist of international care centre, teaching and research hospital, college institute. The first phase of the development will be of Kencana Complex comprising of 3No. Inpatient towers with 500 bed capacity, ambulatory care centre, medical school wing, associated facilities and amenities on land parcel Nos. N/Wanga/Khalaba/1241 and 1760 located in Khalaba Ward in Kakamega County.

Buxton Point Apartments Limited, proposes to construct a gated residential community; 162 housing blocks; 4 multipurpose playfields; 1 multipurpose community centre; waste Water pre—treatment system and internal access roads on Plot L.R. No. Mombasa/XVII/625 and 985 situated at Buxton, Mombasa County.

Sunpark Limited, proposes to construct fifteen (15) No. residential apartment blocks (Block A — 0) comprising of three hundred and sixty (360) No. units; 216No three bedroom units and 144No two bedroom units, waste water treatment plant, solar panels, water tanks, associated facilities and amenities on Plot L.R. No. 12715/537, off Syokimau Airport Road, along Chady Road in Syokimau Area, Machakos County.