Wednesday, October 26, 2022 At 2.30 P.m Supplementary Order Paper

Thirteenth Parliament

First Session

Afternoon Sitting

(No. 13) (055)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FIRST SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

SUPPLEMENTARY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2022 AT 2.30 P.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

PRAYERS

1. 1. Administration of Oath
2. 2. Communication from the Chair
3. 3. Messages
4. 4. Petitions
5. 5. Papers
6. 6. Notices of Motion
7. 7. Questions and Statements
8. 8*. MOTION - REVIEW OF THE TEACHER DEPLOYMENT POLICY

(The Hon. Titus Khamala, M.P.) (Departmental Committee on Education)

THAT, aware that, education is a key enabler of national development and realization of Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals; appreciating the invaluable role that teachers play in actualizing the national goals of education; noting that a conducive working environment for teachers enhances performance; recalling that, the delocalization of teachers commenced in 2018 by the Teachers Service Commission immensely disrupted teachers’ lives, lowered teacher morale and caused untold trauma to many teachers countrywide; concerned that, the exercise was not supported with a clear policy framework and was initiated without the participation of teachers or their unions, contrary to Articles 118 and 132 of the Constitution on public participation and involvement of the people in the process of policy making; cognizant of the fact that, delocalization of teachers is inconsistent with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) teacher deployment practice, which treats education as a culture process conducted within a people’s cultural context at the local level; this House resolves that the Teachers Service Commission-

(i) immediately reverses the ongoing delocalization of teachers;

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(ii) initiates a comprehensive review of the teacher deployment policy with the involvement of teachers in order to make the policy consistent with International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNESCO laws and practices on teacher management and deployment; and,

(iii) reviews the teacher recruitment policy with a view to devolving it to zonal level as the point of recruitment”

(Resumption of debate interrupted on Wednesday 26th October 2022 – Morning Sitting) (Motion as amended)

1. 9*. MOTION - RECOGNITION AND REMUNERATION OF VILLAGE

ELDERS

(The Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, M.P.) (Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs)

THAT, aware that there have been village elders in every village in the Republic of Kenya; cognizant that the village is not formally recognized as an administrative unit in accordance with Section 14 of the National Government Co- ordination Act No. 1 of 2013; noting that despite the said village elders offering services to the public and the Government, they are not remunerated contrary to Article 41 of the Constitution on fair labour practices; further noting that in accordance with Section 14 and 15 of the National Government Co-ordination Act No. 1 of 2013, the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior and Coordination of National Administration in consultation with the President and the Public Service Commission have the power to establish national government administrative units and appoint administrative officers to serve under those units; recalling that Article 10(2) (b) of the Constitution binds state organs and state officers to uphold human dignity which includes remuneration for work done; noting that village elders have existed for many years and interact with “wananchi” at the lowest level hence ,their recognition is in public interest and their remuneration has been long overdue; this House therefore urges the national Government, through the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Administration, to –

(i) establish all existing villages as administrative units in accordance with Section 14 of the National Government Co-ordination Act No. 1 of 2013; and

(ii) recruit and remunerate the existing village elders as administrative officers.

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1. 10*. HOJA -

KUBUNIWA KWA BARAZA LA KISWAHILI LA KENYA

(Mhe. Abdi, Yusuf Hassan, M.B.) (Kamati ya Kiidara ya Michezo na Utamaduni)

KWAMBA, tukitambua Kifungu cha 7 cha Katiba ya Kenya kinabainisha Kiswahili kuwa lugha pekee ya kitaifa, na pia lugha rasmi pamoja na Kiingereza, na aidha kwamba Serikali ina wajibu wa kulinda, kuendeleza na kukuza matumizi ya lugha za kiasili za watu wa Kenya; KUWA Vifungu vya 119 na 137 vya Mkataba wa Uanzilishi wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki vinawajibisha dola za Afrika Mashariki kustawisha na kuendeleza Kiswahili kama lugha ya mshikamano wa nchi wanachama; KWAMBA Mkutano wa 21 wa Marais wa nchi za Afrika Mashariki uliridhia Kiswahili kuwa moja ya lugha rasmi za Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki na kuwajibisha Tume ya Kiswahili Afrika Mashariki (East African Kiswahili Commission) kuwezesha kukoleza matumizi ya Kiswahili katika kanda hii; na KWAMBA Kiswahili ni moja ya lugha rasmi za Umoja wa Afrika, na kwamba Umoja wa Mataifa kupitia UNESCO umetenga kila Julai 7 kuwa Siku ya Kiswahili duniani; TUKIFAHAMU nchi ya Tanzania iliunda Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa (BAKITA) mwaka wa 1967 na Zanzibar ikaanzisha Bazara la Kiswahili la Zanzibar (BAKIZA) mwaka wa 2004 kwa madhumuni ya kukuza, kuimarisha na kuendeleza Kiswahili eneo la Tanzania bara pamoja visiwa vya Zanzibar; IKIFAHAMIKA Kiswahili ni lugha asili kwa jamii za Mkoa wa Pwani nchini Kenya na pia Wakenya wengi ni wazungumzaji kwa Kiswahili; TUKIJUA lugha ya Kiingereza ina nguvu sana katika mawasiliano rasmi na hivyo kuchangia kudhoofika kwa lugha yetu ya Kiswahili; TUKITAMBUA uamuzi wa mkutano wa tatu wa Baraza la Mawaziri wa Kenya uliofanyika tarehe 14 Agosti 2018 uliodhinisha kubuniwa kwa Baraza la Kiswahili la Kenya kulingana na Kifungu cha 137 cha Mkataba wa Uanzilishi wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki haujatekelezwa; BUNGE hili linahimiza Serikali Kuu—kupitia Wizara ya Michezo, Utamaduni na Mirathi, kwa ushirikiano na vyombo vya kitaifa na vya kibinafsi vinavyohusika na uboreshaji wa lugha ya Kiswahili—kuanzisha rasmi Baraza la Kiswahili la Kenya na kuzindua mikakati, mbinu na sera mahususi zinazohitajika kukuza na kuendeleza lugha ya Kiswahili.

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

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N O T I C E S

LIMITATION OF DEBATE

The House resolved on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 as follows-

Limitation of Debate on Motions

I. THAT, each speech in a debate on any Motion, including a Special Motion shall be limited in the following manner:- A maximum of three hours with not more than twenty (20) minutes for the Mover and ten (10) minutes for each other Member speaking, except the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes each, and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and that priority in speaking shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority Party and the Chairperson of the relevant Departmental Committee, in that order.

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NOTICE PAPER I

Tentative business for

Thursday, October 27, 2022 (Published pursuant to Standing Order 38(1))

It is notified that the following business is tentatively scheduled to appear in the Order Paper for Thursday, October 27, 2022-

A.

MOTION -

APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO COMMITTEES

(The Chairperson, Committee on Selection)

B.

MOTION -

APPROVAL OF SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 3

ON THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

C.

MOTION -

RECOGNITION AND REMUNERATION OF

VILLAGE ELDERS

(The Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, M.P.)

(If not concluded on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - Afternoon Sitting)

D.

HOJA

-

KUBUNIWA KWA BARAZA LA KISWAHILI LA

KITAIFA

(Mhe. Yusuf Hasan, M.B.) (If not concluded on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - Afternoon Sitting)

E.

MOTION -

EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISANS BY THE

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

(The Hon. John Kiarie, M.P.)

(Subject to Notice of Motion on Wednesday, October 26, 2022)