Tuesday, February 21, 2023 At 2.30 P.m.

Thirteenth Parliament

Second Session (No. 004) (029)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (SECOND SESSION)

THE SENATE

ORDER PAPER

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 AT 2.30 PM

PRAYER

1. 1. Administration of Oath
2. 2. Communication from the Chair
3. 3. Messages
4. 4. Petitions
5. 5. Papers (as listed in the Appendix)
6. 6. Notices of Motion (as listed in the Appendix)
7. 7. Statements (as listed in the Appendix)
8. 8. MOTION – ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE

ON FINANCE AND BUDGET ON THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT ADDITIONAL

ALLOCATION CASH DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR

2022/2023 (Chairperson, Standing Committee on Finance and Budget)

THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Governments Additional Allocations Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2022/2023, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 16th February, 2023, and that pursuant to Section 17 (7) of the Public Finance Management Act and Standing Order 189 (3), the Senate approves the County Governments Additional Allocations Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2022/2023.

1. 9. *THE COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BILL (SENATE

BILLS NO. 3 OF 2022)

(Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP)

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1. 10. *THE PARLIAMENTARY POWERS AND PRIVILEGES (AMENDMENT) BILL

(SENATE BILLS NO. 5 OF 2022)

(Sen. Danson Mungatana, MP)

(Second Reading)

1. 11. MOTION – PROVISION OF FREE SANITARY TOWELS TO END PERIOD

POVERTY

(Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP)

THAT, AWARE THAT period poverty refers to the common challenge plaguing women globally wherein they are unable to attend schools or work as a cause of a lack of funds for sanitary products that is both a health risk and a signal of gender inequity;

FURTHER AWARE THAT in rural Kenya, 2 out of 3 pad users receive pads from sexual partners and 65 percent of women and girls can’t afford sanitary pads, forcing them to use alternative materials like grass, cotton wool and cloth which lack adequate absorbent qualities resulting in frequent leakage and hygiene issues;

CONCERNED THAT period poverty also referred to as the “shadow pandemic” contributes to global and regional gender inequity, as women are forced to solicit help from men in order to satisfy a basic health need with 10% of 15- year-old girls having sex to pay for sanitary products;

FURTHER CONCERNED THAT, data from the Ministry of Education indicates that a girl that is absent from school for four days a month loses 13 learning days, equivalent to two weeks of learning in every school term, translating to 39 learning days or six weeks of learning time in a term and up to 18 of 108 weeks in primary and 24 weeks of 144 weeks of learning in secondary school;

NOTING THAT, while the Government, through the State Department for Gender Affairs was charged with the responsibility of procuring and distributing sanitary towels for 3.7 million girls in public primary schools, special primary and secondary schools in the country at a cost of Kshs. 470 million during the 2017/2018 Financial year, which amount needs to be increased in order to fully address and mitigate the problem;

NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves that the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Council of Governors to:-

1. 1. facilitate provision of feminine hygiene products in all

public schools;

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1. 2. ensure that all schools that don’t have bathrooms that

facilitate privacy, cleanliness or proper disposal of hygiene products are properly equipped;

1. 3. create awareness and take advocacy measures on

reproductive health issues related to period poverty;

1. 4. include in the curriculum a dedicated lesson per week to

teach girls on menstrual hygiene; and

1. 5. ensure that sanitary products will be obtainable timely,

consistently, and in a way that respects the dignity of concerned persons.

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NOTICE

The Senate resolved on 15th February, 2023 as follows:-

THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 111 (1), the Senate resolves that debate on a Motion not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or a Committee shall be limited in the following manner:-

A maximum of three hours with not more than twenty minutes for the Mover, twenty minutes for the Majority Party official responder, twenty minutes for the Minority Party official responder and fifteen minutes for each other Senator speaking; and further that fifteen minutes before the time expires, the Mover shall be called upon to reply.

KEY

****- Denotes a Majority /Minority Party Bill

***- Denotes a National Assembly Bill

**- Denotes a Committee Bill

*- Denotes any other Bill

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1. 1. PAPER

Report of the Standing Committee on Education on its consideration of the County Vocational Education and Training Bill, 2022 (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2022).

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Education)

1. 2. NOTICE OF MOTION - ENHANCING HIGHWAY SAFETY AND

CONVENIENCE

(Sen. Wahome Wamatinga, MP and Sen. Mohamed Faki, MP)

THAT, AWARE THAT 67% of road crash fatalities and injuries in the country comprise of the economically productive age groups of 15 - 64 years, and that the importance of good post-crash care reduces deaths and disability and the suffering for road crash survivors creates the urgent need for effective emergency medical care system elements and processes on our highways;

FURTHER AWARE THAT lives and properties are lost or irreparably damaged daily on major highways in the country due to accidents and explosion of fuel tankers, and the lack of accessible roadside amenities such as medical clinics, rescue centers, fire engines and ambulances hamper efforts to mitigate the carnage caused by the accidents, rescue lives and put out fires;

COGNIZANT THAT setting up safe stopping points for road users at regular intervals with the necessary road-side amenities such as fuel stations, parking spaces, restaurants, telephone booths, minor repair shops, medical facilities, and toilets enhances total travel experience and the lack of these points make it impractical for drivers to stop as often as they would wish to resulting into driving-related fatigue, a significant contributor to accidents on the highways;

FURTHER COGNIZANT THAT provision of amenities such as ambulances, firetrucks and satellite medical clinics to provide emergency services to road accident victims would save lives lost daily on major roads;

ACKNOWLEDGING THAT governments across the world such as France and Germany have taken on the task of setting up such amenities through incorporation of the basic provisions in their road transport infrastructure through different models of Public Private Partnership (PPP), lease, or ownership;

NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that: -

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i) The Kenya National Highway Authority, in collaboration with the Council of Governors to come up with a policy framework on the incorporation of road reserves for road-side amenities in all highway designs;

ii) The Ministries of Health, Roads, Transport and Public Works in conjunction with the Council of Governors to undertake a survey to ascertain the specific amenities required but not available on the existing highways such as satellite medical clinics, firetrucks and ambulances, and identify the most convenient locations to develop them; and

iii) The Ministry of Roads and Transport in conjunction with the Council of Governors to develop Public Private Partnership guideline on leasing of the road reserves to developers, financing the construction of the amenities, and the packaging of incentives to attract investors.

1. 3. STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 53(1)

i.) The Senator for Nyeri County (Sen. Wahome Wamatinga, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding form one intake in the country.

ii.) The Senator for Kisumu County (Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding disaster management preparedness in Kisumu County.

iii.) The Senator for Kisumu County (Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the invasion of the Ahero rice fields by quelea birds in Kisumu County.

iv.) The Senator for Kitui County (Sen. Enoch Wambua, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources concerning the afforestation programme in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs).

v.) The Senator for Marsabit County (Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations concerning the acquisition and distribution of relief supplies by the County Government of Marsabit and neighboring counties.

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vi.) The Senator for Kirinyaga County (Sen. James Murango, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism concerning the ownership status and revival of Mwea Cotton Ginnery.

vii.) The Senator for Kirinyaga County (Sen. James Murango, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding registration and welfare of People Living with Disability (PWD).

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative Business for

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 (Published pursuant to Standing Order 43 (1)

It is notified that the Senate Business Committee has approved the following tentative business to appear in the Order Paper for Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

BILL DUE FOR SECOND READING

*The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2022) (Sen. Danson Mungatana, MP)

MOTIONS

i.) MOTION – INSTITUTION OF MEASURES TO CURB INCESSANT HIGH

ELECTRICITY COSTS IN KENYA

(Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP)

ii.) MOTION – ENHANCING HIGHWAY SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE (Sen. Wahome Wamatinga, MP and Sen. Mohamed Faki, MP)

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