Parliamentary Round-Up 

  • 18 Jul 2024
  • 4 Mins Read
  • 〜 by Anne Ndungu

 

The National Assembly is in recess.   

 

The Senate

Tuesday, 16th July 2024

Motions

  • Current State of the Nation (the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader)
  • Report of the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation on Social Health Insurance Regulations
  • Report on Implementation of Projects Funded by Conditional Grant for County Headquarters
  • Report on County Public Accounts on Financial Statement
  • Report on County Public Investments and Special Funds on Water Service Providers
  • Report on Alleged Irregularities in Procurement of Insecticide Treated Nets at KEMSA

Bills

Second Reading

  1. Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 44 of 2023)
  2. Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 40 of 2023)
  3. Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill (Senate Bills No. 41 of 2023)
  4. Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 52 of 2023)
  5. Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
  6. Agriculture and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2023)
  7. County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No. 18 of 2023)
  8. Rice Bill (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2023)
  9. Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 20 of 2023)
  10. Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 31 of 2023)
  11. County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 34 of 2023)
  12. County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 39 of 2023)
  13. Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 42 of 2023)

Wednesday, 17th July 2024

Morning (9.30 am)

Motions

  1. Status of Implementation of County Headquarters Construction Projects
    • Adoption of the report on projects funded by the Conditional Grant for the construction of County Headquarters.
  2. County Public Accounts Reports
    • Adoption of the report on the Auditor General’s financial statements for West Pokot County Assembly (2018/2019) and multiple counties for the financial year 2019/2020.
  3. County Public Investments and Special Funds
    • Adoption of the audit reports of various water service providers for the years ending June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021.
  4. Irregularities in KEMSA Procurement
    • Adoption of the report on the inquiry into procurement irregularities of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets at KEMSA.
  5. 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
    • Noting the report of the conference held in Accra, Ghana, from September 30 to October 6, 2023.
  6. 147th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
    • Noting the report of the assembly held in Luanda, Angola, from October 23 to 27, 2023.
  7. 9th IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians
    • Noting the report of the conference held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from September 15 to 17, 2023.
  8. Extraordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament
    • Noting the report of the session held in Midrand, South Africa, from March 20 to 27, 2024.
  9. 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
    • Noting the report of the assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 23 to 27, 2024.
  10. 14th Session of the Great Lakes Region Parliaments Forum
    • Noting the report of the session held in Livingstone, Zambia, from April 15 to 19, 2024.
  11. Establishment of Car-Free Days and Zones
    • Urges the implementation of monthly car-free days and county car-free zones to promote a clean environment and reduce carbon emissions.

Bills

            Second Reading

  1. Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill
  2. Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill
  3. Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill
  4. Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill
  5. Heritage and Museums Bill
  6. Agriculture and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill
  7. County Hall of Fame Bill
  8. Rice Bill
  9. Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill
  10. Public Holidays (Amendment) Bill
  11. County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill
  12. County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill
  13. Energy (Amendment) Bill

Afternoon (2.30 pm)

Motions

  1. The Current State of the Nation
  2. Report on Social Health Insurance Regulations and Rules
  3. Addressing Power Purchase Agreement Renewals and Electricity Supply
  4. Stoppage of Funds to Isiolo County

Bills

Second Reading

  1. The Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 44 of 2023)
  2. The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 40 of 2023)
  3. The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill (Senate Bills No. 41 of 2023)
  4. The Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 2023)
  5. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 52 of 2023)
  6. The Gambling Control Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 70 of 2023)
  7. The Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 46 of 2023)
  8. The Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 49 of 2023)
  9. The Local Content Bill (Senate Bills No. 50 of 2023)
  10. The Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 53 of 2023)
  11. The Early Childhood Education (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 54 of 2023)
  12. The Fire and Rescue Services Professionals Bill (Senate Bills No. 55 of 2023)
  13. The Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2023)
  14. The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2023)
  15. The Meteorology Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2023)
  16. The National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 59 of 2022)

 

Thursday, 18th July 2024

Motions

  1. Current State of the Nation: Debate on ongoing protests, Finance Bill 2024, high cost of living, corruption, and public discontent.
  2. Social Health Insurance Regulations: Annulment of the 2024 Social Health Insurance regulations and tribunal procedure rules.
  3. National Teaching and Referral Hospitals: Proposal to establish more teaching and referral hospitals across Kenya.
  4. County Indigenous Tree Planting: Urges counties to allocate land for planting indigenous trees to support national reforestation efforts.
  5. County Headquarters Projects: Status report on county headquarters construction projects funded by conditional grants.
  6. County Public Accounts: Review of Auditor General’s financial statements for various county assemblies.

Bills

Second Reading

  1. Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill 2023
  2. Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill 2023
  3. Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill 2023
  4. Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill 2023
  5. Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2023
  6. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill 2024
  7. Land (Amendment) Bill 202
  8. County Oversight and Accountability Bill 2024
  9. County Civic Education Bill 2024
  10. County Statistics Bill 2024
  11. Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2024
  12. Intergovernmental Relations (Amendment) Bill 2024
  13. County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill 2024