PARLIAMENTARY ROUND UP

  • 5 Jun 2023
  • 13 Mins Read
  • 〜 by Brian Otieno

National Assembly

The National Assembly is currently in recess. The sessions resume on 5th June 2023.

 Senate

Tuesday, 30, 2023 at 2.30p.m.

  1. a)     Bills
  •         The Prompt Payment Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2022)
  •         The Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2023)
  •         The Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2023)
  •         The County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2022)
  •         The County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No. 16 of 2023)
  •         The Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2023)
  •         The County Boundaries Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2023)
  •         The Employment (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2022)
  •         The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2022)
  •         The Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2022)
  •         The Start-Up Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2022)
  •         The Konza Technopolis Bill (Senate Bills No. 2 of 2023)
  1. b)     Notices of Motion
  •         Approval of Sittings of The Senate to Be Held in Turkana County
  1. c)       Motions
  •         Approval of Sittings of The Senate to Be Held in Turkana County
  •         State of Mental Health of Police officers
  •         Accelerating The Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  •         Incorporation of Intelligent Water Management Systems in Building Plans for Sustainable Living
  •         Review of The Minimum Wage Necessitated by High Cost of Living
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  1. d)     Papers
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Busia County Assembly Revolving Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Busia County Revenue Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Busia Water and Sewerage Services Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Busia County Co-operative Enterprise Development Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Bungoma County Assembly Employee Car Loan and Scheme for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Receiver of Revenue – Revenue Statements for County Government of Bungoma for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of County Revenue Fund – Government of Bungoma for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the Nzoia Water Services Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Bungoma County Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Bungoma County Disaster Management and Emergency Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Kapenguria Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Municipality of Kapenguria for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on West Pokot County Assembly Car Loan and Mortgage Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Executive of Kiambu for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Assembly of Kiambu for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Thika Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Oloolaiser Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Kajiado County Youth and Women Enterprise Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Olkejuado Water and Sewerage Company for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of County Assembly of Nakuru (Members) Car Loan, Grants and Mortgage Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Nakuru County Government (Staff) Car Loan Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Naivasha Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Executive of Nairobi City for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Assembly of Nairobi City for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Nairobi City County Assembly Car Loan and Mortgage Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Nairobi City County Alcoholic Drinks Control and Licensing Board for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of County Revenue Fund – County Government of Nairobi City for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Receiver of Revenue County Government of Machakos for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Mavoko Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Municipal Council of Machakos Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kathiani Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Mwala Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Makueni County Fruit Development and Marketing Authority for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Mbooni Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of KibweziMakindu Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022
  1. e)     Statements
  •         The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Welfare regarding private employment agencies in Kenya.
  •         The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology concerning plans by the Communication Authority to install Device Management Systems (DMS), a spyware, on phones.
  •         The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the planned relaunch of Strategic Food Reserve (SFR).

 

Wednesday, 31, 2023 at 9.30 a.m.

  1. a)     Motions
  •         State of Mental Health of Police officers
  •         Repossession of Movable Assets by Lending Institutions Due to Non-Performing Loans
  •         Arbitrary Arrests of Kenyan Fishermen by Ugandan Authorities
  •         Integration of Ethnic Minorities and Marginalized Communities in Kenya
  •         Compensation To the Kenyan Victims of the 1998 Bombing of The United States Embassy in Nairobi

  b)     Questions

  •         Question No. 008 Nominated Senator (Sen. Veronica Maina, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs: –

(a)    What was the rationale for and the impact of the detachment of Bandari College from the Kenya Ports Authority?

 (b)    Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the number of seafarers trained by Bandari College and deployed to the local and international markets?

 (c)     Could the Cabinet Secretary provide information as to the suitability and capacity of Bandari College to undertake the government’s commitment to training 250 seafarers annually?

 

  •         Question No. 022 The Senator for Kakamega County (Sen. [Dr.] Boni Khalwale, CBS, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education: –

(a)    Could the Cabinet Secretary state remedial actions the Ministry has taken to allow for the resumption of learning in Mukumu Girls High School in Kakamega County following the suspected contamination of food and water that resulted in the death of four (4) students and one (1) teacher and the hospitalisation of more than one hundred students in various hospitals within the County?

 (b)    What support has the Ministry given to families of the deceased, particularly, in meeting the cost of treatment, where applicable, and burial?

 (c)     Does the Ministry intend to compensate families affected by the suspected contamination?

 Wednesday, 31, 2023 at 2.30pm

(a)    Bills

  •         The Prompt Payment Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2022)
  •         The Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2023)
  •         The Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2023)
  •         The County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of    2022)
  •         The Employment (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2022)
  •         The County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No. 16 of 2023)
  •         The Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2023)
  •         The Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
  •         The Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No. 9 of 2023)
  •         The Coffee Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2023)
  •         The Prevention of Livestock and Produce Theft Bill (Senate Bills No.12 of 2023)

 (b)    Motions

  •         Declaration of Cattle Rustling as a National Disaster and Establishment of a Special Fund for Victims.
  •         Designation of a Monthly Car Free Day and County Car Free Zones
  •         Development of a Policy and Law for Social Risk Management in Infrastructure Development Projects in Kenya.
  •         Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes in Kenya.
  •         Report of The 61st Session of The Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly and the 42nd Session of The OACPS -Eu Joint Parliamentary Assembly Held in Maputo, Mozambique from 23rd October to 2nd November 2022.
  •         Report of The 146th Assembly of The Inter–Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Related Meetings Held in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain from 11th To 15th March 2023.

 

(c)     Petitions

  •         Petition to the Senate by Mr Jafar Muhsin on behalf of Kenyatta University Students Association (KUSA), Medical and School of Economics concerning the management and use of Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) by medical students at the Kenyatta University.
  •         Petition to the Senate by residents of Chokaa concerning the illegal demolition of houses by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company in Chokaa, Mihang’o area.

(d)    Papers

  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Litein Municipal Board for the year ended 30th June 2020.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Lutein Municipal Board for the year ended 30th June 2021.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Garissa Municipal Board for the year ended 30th June 2021.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kakamega County Investment Development Agency Limited for the year ended 30th June 2021.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Isiolo Staff Mortgage Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Turkana County Emergency Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements Nithi Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Receiver of Revenue – Revenue Statements – County Government of Murang’a for the year ended 30th June 2022
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of West Pokot County Assembly Car Loan and Mortgage Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on County Revenue Fund for Siaya County Government for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Tana River County Ward Bursary Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Wajid County Disaster Management Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Iten Tambach Water and Sanitation Company Ltd for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of County Assembly of Laikipia Car Loan and Mortgage (Staff) Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Laikipia County Education Bursary Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Executive of Kisumu for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kisumu County Government Revenue Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Assembly of Kisumu for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Samburu County Persons Living with Disability Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Samburu Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Executive of Trans Nzoia for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Assembly of Trans Nzoia for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Trans Nzoia County Public Service Board for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on County Revenue Fund for Trans Nzoia County Government for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Revenue Fund for Vihiga County Government for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Climate Change Fund of Vihiga County Government for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Vihiga County Trade and Enterprise Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Vihiga County Facility Improvement Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Vihiga County Sports Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on Lamu County Youth Development Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Lamu County Bursary and Scholarship Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Lamu County Disability Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Executive of Kericho for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kericho County Executive Staff Car Loan Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kericho County Executive Staff Mortgage Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the County Assembly of Kericho for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements on County Revenue Fund – County Government of Kericho for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kericho County Alcoholic Drinks Control Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kericho County Agricultural Development Fund for the year ended 30th June 2022.
  •         Report of the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Welfare on the consideration of Persons with Disabilities (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2023).
  •         Report of the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Welfare on the consideration of the Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023).
  •         Report by the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Welfare on a Petition by Mr. James Muriu Gakonga and residents of Lamu, Baringo and Nairobi Counties concerning Linda Soka tapping into the Kshs.302 billion football economy.

(e)    Statements

  •         The Senator for Taita Taveta County (Sen. Johnes Mwaruma, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources concerning the status of mineral royalty accounts.
  •         The Senator for Taita Taveta County (Sen. Johnes Mwaruma, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the Equalization Fund utilization in the County Government of Taita Taveta.
  •         The Senator for Tharaka Nithi County (Sen. Mwenda Gataya Mo’Fire, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity, and Regional Integration regarding the declassification of Igamba-Ng’ombe sub-county in Tharaka Nithi County as an Arid and Semi-Arid Area (ASAL).
  •         The Senator for Tharaka Nithi County (Sen. Mwenda Gataya Mo’Fire, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the installation of speed bumps along Parliament Road.
  •         The Senator for Tharaka Nithi County (Sen. Mwenda Gataya Mo’Fire, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding compensation claims to a family in Tharaka Nithi County following a lightning strike.
  •         The Senator for Uasin Gishu County (Sen. Jackson Mandago, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity, and Regional Integration regarding the five percent (5%) quota for employment positions for Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in the public sector.
  •         The Senator for Meru County (Sen. Kathuri Murungi, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education concerning the high transfer rate of teachers at KK Mukalamatu Primary School in Karama Ward in Tigania East Constituency and other schools in Meru County.
  •         The Senator for Embu County (Sen. Alexander Mundigi, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations regarding the alleged disparity in development within Embu County.
  •         The Senator for West Pokot County (Sen. (Rev.) Julius Murgor, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the status of registration of Persons in West Pokot County.
  •         The Senator for Lamu County (Sen. Joseph Githuku, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing concerning the status of construction of the link road between Lake Kenyatta Primary School and Uziwa junction in Lamu County.
  •         Nominated Senator (Sen. Raphael Chimera, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing concerning the construction of the Kwale-Kinango road.
  •         The Senator for Murang’a County (Sen. Joe Nyutu, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism concerning the circumstances that led to the closure of the Murang’a County Creameries.
  •         The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget concerning the reduction of salaries and allowances payable to Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) in the financial year 2022/2023.

·         The Senate Majority Leader to issue a statement on the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 6th June 2023.