Parliamentary Round-Up

  • 17 Nov 2023
  • 3 Mins Read
  • 〜 by Shammah Sirima

Tuesday, 14th November, 2023

The National Assembly

Special Motion 

  • Consideration of a nominee for appointment as a member of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund board.

Motion

  • Inspection of various one-stop border posts in the northern corridor in the East African Community  
  • Sessional paper no. 1 of 2023 on the Kenya national population policy for sustainable development
  • Debate on the President’s address (day 1)

Bills

  • The Land Laws (amendment) bill (National Assembly bill no. 65 of 2023)

               (the leader of the majority party)

Wednesday 15th November 2023

The National Assembly

Procedural Motion 

  • Exemption of certain business from standing order 40(3)
  • Approval of morning sittings on specified Thursdays 

Motion

  • Report of the committee of the whole house on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (amendment) bill (National Assembly Bill no. 13 of 2023)
  • Debate on the President’s address (day 2)
  • Debate on the President’s address (day 3)  

Bills

  • The universities (amendment)(no.3) bill (National Assembly bill no. 64 of 2023) (the Hon. Christopher Wangaya, MP) 
  • The statute law (miscellaneous amendments) bill (National Assembly bill no. 67 of 2023) (the leader of the majority party) 
  • The statute law (miscellaneous amendments) (no.2) bill (National Assembly bill no. 68 of 2023) (the leader of the majority party) 

 

The Senate

Motion

  • Debate on the President’s address to Parliament – (2nd day) 
  • Extension of the mandate of the ad hoc committee on the compensation to the Kenya victims of the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi.
  • Declaration of cattle rustling as a national disaster and establishment of a special fund for victims.
  • Repossession of movable assets by lending institutions due to non-performing loans
  • Designation of a monthly car-free day and county car-free zones 

 

Thursday, 16th November, 2023

The Senate

Motion

  • Report of the standing committee on devolution and intergovernmental relations on the application for conferment of city status to the Municipality of Eldoret. 
  • Development of a policy and law for social risk management in infrastructure development projects in Kenya. 

Bills

  • The Equalisation Fund Appropriation bill, (Senate bills no. 30 of 2023) (the chairperson, standing committee on finance and budget)
  • The County Licensing (Uniform Procedure) bill (Senate bills no. 9 of 2022) (Sen. Mariam Sheikh Omar, MP) 
  • The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services bill (Senate bills no. 12 of 2022) (Sen. Maureen Tabitha Mutinda, MP)
  • The Mung Beans bill (Senate bills no. 13 of 2022) (Sen. Enoch Wambua, MP) 
  • The Start-up bill (Senate bills no. 14 of 2022) (Sen. Crystal Asige, MP)
  • The Persons with Disabilities bill (Senate bills no. 7 of 2023) (Sen. Crystal Ssige, MP)
  • The Kenyan Sign Language bill (Senate bills no. 9 of 2023) (Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar, MP and Sen. Crystal Asige, MP) 
  • The Coffee bill (Senate bills no. 10 of 2023) (the chairperson, standing committee on agriculture, livestock and fisheries) 
  • The Food and Feed Safety Control Co-ordination bill (national assembly bills no. 21 of 2023) (the Senate majority leader) 
  • The Water (amendment) bill (National Assembly bills no. 33 of 2023) (the Senate majority leader)

 

Amended bills

  • The County Licensing (Uniform Procedure) bill (Senate bills no. 9 of 2022) (Sen. Mariam Sheikh Omar, MP)
  • The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services bill (Senate bills no. 12 of 2022) (Sen. Maureen Tabitha Mutinda, MP) 
  • The Mung Beans bill (Senate bills no. 13 of 2022) (Sen. Enoch Wambua, MP) 
  • The Start-up bill (Senate bills no. 14 of 2022) (Sen. Crystal Asige, MP) 
  • The Persons with Disabilities bill (Senate bills no. 7 of 2023) (Sen. Crystal Asige, MP) 
  • The Kenyan Sign Language bill (Senate bills no. 9 of 2023) (Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar, MP and Sen. Crystal Asige, MP)  

 

The National Assembly 

Motion

  • Debate on the President’s address (day 4)
  • Report on the multinational security support mission to the Republic of Haiti
  • Report on the first supplementary estimates for the FY 2023/2024
  • 1970 UNESCO Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property
  • Report on the multinational security support mission to the Republic of Haiti
  • Report on the first supplementary estimates for the FY 2023/2024
  • Loans contracted by the national government between May 2022 and April 2023
  • The 4th General Assembly of the Eastern Africa Parliamentary Alliance on Food Security and Nutrition (EAPA-FSN)

Bills

  • The Geriatric bill (National Assembly Bill No. 50 of 2022) (the Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba, MP)
  • The Public Service Commission (amendment) bill (National Assembly Bill no. 6 of 2023) (the Hon. Benjamin Gathiru, MP)
  • The Conflict of Interest bill (National Assembly Bill no. 12 of 2023) (the leader of the majority party)