Tuesday, October 25, 2022 At 2.30 P.m.

Thirteenth Parliament

First Session

(No. 10)

(039)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FIRST SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 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 - DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL FEEDING

POLICY

(The Hon. Elsie Muhanda, M.P.)

THAT, aware that school meals are an important safety net for vulnerable children from food-insecure households and communities in Kenya; appreciating that school meals have multiple benefits, such as increased school enrolments and attendance as well as a significant and positive contribution to reducing hunger and improving nutritional intake; noting that primary school completion rates have been found to be higher in schools with meals provided, thus school meals remain a core development intervention to support the country’s achievements in the education sector; recognizing that some county governments have adopted direct and community-led initiatives for ECDE school feeding programmes; concerned that the exercise is not supported by a clear policy and budgetary framework and does not support pupils in primary and secondary schools who form the basic education ecosystem; cognizant of the fact that, where school meal programmes have been initiated, it has been noted that they encounter different challenges that impede their effectiveness, including insufficient resources due to low budgetary allocation and budget cuts, lack of a school feeding policy, inadequate safe cooking and drinking water, drought and famine, poor food storage, a lengthy procurement process, insecurity and dilapidated infrastructure, among others; ….……/8*(Cont’d)

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this House therefore resolves that the Ministry of Education, through the relevant State Department, immediately develops a school feeding policy to cover basic education pupils and sustain the program in order to ensure that children are maintained in schools for effective learning and to improve their well-being. (Mover to reply)

1. 9*. MOTION - REVIEW OF TEACHER DEPLOYMENT POLICY

(The Hon. Titus Khamala, M.P.)

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 immediately reverses the ongoing delocalization of teachers and 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.

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

……....../Notices*

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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.

........./Notice Paper I*

NOTICE PAPER I

Tentative business for

Wednesday (Morning), October 26, 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 Wednesday (Morning), October 26, 2022-

A. MOTION - REVIEW OF TEACHER DEPLOYMENT POLICY

(The Hon. Titus Khamala, M.P.)

(If not concluded on Tuesday, October 25, 2022)

........./Notice Paper II*

NOTICE PAPER II

Tentative business for

Wednesday (Afternoon), October 26, 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 Wednesday (Afternoon), October 26, 2022-

A.

SPECIAL MOTION

-

CONSIDERATION OF NOMINEES

FOR APPOINTMENT AS CABINET

SECRETARIES

(The Chairperson, Committee on Appointments)

(Subject to tabling of Report and Notice of Motion on Tuesday, October 25, 2022)

B.

MOTION -

INTRODUCTION OF MANDATORY GUIDANCE

AND COUNSELLING TO ALL STUDENTS IN

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

(The Hon. Rahab Mukami, M.P.)

(Subject to Notice of Motion on Tuesday, October 25, 2022)