What happened in Parliament this week?

  • 24 Mar 2023
  • 4 Mins Read
  • 〜 by Annette Muindi

Tuesday 21st March 2023

National Assembly

  1.       Motions
  2.       Reduction of the publication period of a bill
  3.       Report on the consideration of the Draft Salaries and Remuneration Commission (Remuneration and Benefits of State and Other Public Officers) Regulations, 2022
  4.       Approval of nominees to three national government constituency development fund committees
  5.       Report of sessions of the organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  6.       General debate on the proposal to Parliament to consider amending the Constitution and the standing orders
  7.       Report of the proceedings of the First Ordinary Session of The Sixth Pan-African Parliament
  8.       Reports of the 144th  & 145th Assemblies of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

 

  1.       Legislation
  2.       The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2023)
  3.       The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 9 of 2023)
  4.       The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 60 of 2022)

The Senate

  1.       Motions
  2.       The doping menace threatening Kenya’s impeccable global reputation in athletics
  3.       Provision of free sanitary towels to end period poverty
  4.       Compensation to the Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the United States embassy in Nairobi
  5.       Institution of measures to curb incessant high electricity costs in Kenya
  6.       Enhancing highway safety and convenience
  7.       Legislation
  8.       The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2022)
  9.       The County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2022)
  10.       The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2022)
  11. The Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bills No. 13 Of 2022)
  12.       The Start-Up Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 Of 2022)

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

National Assembly

  1.       Legislation
  2.       The National Youth Council (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 1 of 2023)
  3.       Motions
  4.       Ban on Conversations, Publication and Dissemination on Information that would spur spread of Same-Sex Relationships.
  5.       Reduction of cost of electricity in the country
  6.       Development of a policy and funding for junior secondary schools
  7.       Establishment of a national cancer prevention and control fund
  8.       Development and implementation of a childcare programme for children whose mothers are in lawful custody
  9.       National policy on deworming of school-going children
  10.       Regulation of the betting industry
  11.       Public health concerns at Lang’ata Cemetery
  12.         Development and implementation of a programme for voluntary regularisation of land occupied by squatters for a prescribed period
  13.         Banning the growing of eucalyptus trees in the country
  14.       Report of sessions of the Organization of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  15.         Report of the proceedings of The First Ordinary Session of The Sixth Pan-African Parliament (Pap)
  16.     Reports of the 144th and 145th Assemblies of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  17.       General debate on the Proposal to Parliament to Consider Amending the Constitution and the Standing Orders the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 60 of 2022)

The Senate

  1.       Legislation
  2.       The County Boundaries Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2023)
  3.       The Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
  4.       The Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No. 9 of 2023
  5.       The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2022)
  6.       The County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2022)
  7.       The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2022)
  8.       The Preservation of Human Dignity and Enforcement of Economic and Social Rights Bill (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2022)
  9.       The Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2023)
  10.         The Konza Technopolis Bill (Senate Bills No. 2 of 2023)
  11.         The Prompt Payment Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2022)
  12.       The Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2022)
  13.       Motions
  14.       Adoption of the fifth report of the procedure and rules committee (PRC) on the review of the standing orders of the Senate.
  15.       The doping menace threatening Kenya’s impeccable global reputation in athletics.

Thursday 23rd March 2023

The National Assembly

  1.       Motions
  2.       Extension of the period of consideration of a legislative proposal to amend the Constitution
  3.       Extension of period of consideration of a nominee for appointment to a public office
  4.       Approval of nominees to two national government constituency development fund committees
  5.       Reports of the 144th & 145th assemblies of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  6.       General debate on the proposal to parliament to consider amending the constitution and the standing orders
  7.       Legislation
  8.       The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 60 Of 2022)

The Senate

  1.       Motion
  2.       Adoption of the fifth report of the Procedure and Rules Committee (PRC) on the review of the Standing Orders of the Senate
  3.       The doping menace threatening Kenya’s impeccable global reputation in athletics
  4.       Legislation
  5.       The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2022)
  6.       The County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 Of 2022)
  7.       The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2022)
  8.       The Preservation of Human Dignity and Enforcement of Economic and Social Rights Bill (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2022)
  9.       The Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2023)
  10.       The Konza Technopolis Bill (Senate Bills No. 2 of 2023)
  11.       The Prompt Payment Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2022)
  12.       The County Licensing (Uniform Procedure) Bill (Senate Bills No. 9 of 2022)
  13.         The Office of The County Printer Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2022)
  14.         The Employment (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2022)
  15.       The Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2022)