Wednesday October - 12-10-2022 - Afternoon Sitting

Thirteenth Parliament

First Session

Afternoon Sitting

(No. 08)

(023)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FIRST SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 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 - APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRPERSON’S PANEL

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 107(1) (c) of the Constitution and Standing Order 16, this House approves the appointment of the following Members to the Chairperson’s Panel: -

(i) The Hon. Martha Wangari, MP - First Chairperson of Committees; (ii) The Hon. David Ochieng, MP - Second Chairperson of Committees; (iii) The Hon. Omboko Milemba, MP - Third Chairperson of Committees; (iv) The Hon. Farah Maalim, MP - Fourth Chairperson of Committees; (v) The Hon. Peter Kaluma, MP - Fifth Chairperson of Committees; and (vi) The Hon.(Dr.) Rachel Nyamai, MP - Sixth Chairperson of Committees.

1. 9*. MOTION - APPROVAL OF THE CALENDAR OF THE HOUSE

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28, this House approves the Calendar of the National Assembly (Regular Sessions) for the First Session (2022) as contained in the Schedule.

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1. 10*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON

OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1), this House orders that each speech in a debate on Other Committee Reports, including a Report of a Joint Committee of the Houses of Parliament or any other Report submitted to the House for which limitation of time has not been specified, shall be limited as follows:- A maximum of two and a half hours, with not more than twenty (20) minutes for the Mover in moving and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party and the Chairperson of the relevant Committee (if the Committee Report is not moved by the Chairperson of the relevant Committee), and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and further that priority in speaking shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order.

1. 11*. PROCEDURAL MOTION -

LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON

SESSIONAL PAPERS

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1), this House orders that each speech in a debate on any Sessional Paper shall be limited as follows:- A maximum of two and a half hours, with not more than twenty (20) minutes for the Mover in moving and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party and the Chairperson of the relevant Committee (if the Sessional Paper is not moved by the Chairperson of the relevant Committee), and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and further that priority in speaking shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order.

1. 12*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON

REPORTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL

COMMISSIONS AND INDEPENDENT

OFFICES

(The Leader of the Majority Party) THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1), this House orders that each speech in debate on Reports of Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices be limited as follows: - A maximum of four hours with not more than thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving and ten (10) minutes in replying, a maximum of thirty (30) minutes for the Chairperson of the relevant Committee, and a maximum of ten (10) minutes for any other Member speaking,

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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 priority be accorded to the Chairperson of the relevant Committee, the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order.

1. 13*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON THE

ANNUAL ESTIMATES AND

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1), this House orders that each speech in a debate on the Report of the Budget & Appropriations Committee on Budget Estimates contemplated under Standing Orders 239 and 240 be limited as follows: (i) General Supply Debate:- A maximum of three (3) sitting days with thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving and fifteen (15) minutes in replying; a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes for each of the Chairpersons of the Departmental Committees and a maximum of ten (10) minutes for any 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 priority in speaking be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority Party and the respective Chairpersons of the Departmental Committees in the order that they appear in the Second Schedule to the Standing Orders; and, (ii) Committee of Supply: - A maximum of six (6) sitting days for the consideration of the proposed allocations to the respective Votes/Programmes in the order specified in the Schedule submitted by the Budget and Appropriations Committee.

1. 14*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON THE

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO BILLS

ORIGINATING IN THE NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1), this House orders that each speech in the general debate contemplated under Standing Order 146 (Consideration of Senate amendments to Bills originating in the National Assembly) be limited as follows:- a maximum of one hour and thirty minutes, with not more than fifteen minutes (15) for the Mover in moving, fifteen minutes (15) for the Chairperson of the relevant Departmental Committee, and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority ….……/14*(Cont’d)

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Party and the Leader of the Minority Party (if the Bill is not party-sponsored), and that five (5) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and further 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.

1. 15*. PROCEDURAL MOTION –

CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN

BUSINESS RECEIVED DURING THE

RECESS PERIODS

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Orders 41 and 42 relating to conveying of Messages from the Senate and from the President or the National Executive, this House orders that during the Short and Long Recesses of the First Session-

(i) upon receipt of any Message from the Senate, or upon receipt of any name of a person nominated for appointment to a state or public office from the President or any other office in the National Executive, the Speaker shall forthwith refer such Message to the relevant Committee for consideration, without having to recall the House, and report such fact to the House on resumption; and,

(ii) upon receipt of any Message relating to the Senate’s Amendments to a Bill originating in the National Assembly, the Speaker shall forthwith refer the Schedule of the Senate Amendments to the relevant Committee for consideration pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 145 (Senate amendments to Bills originating in the National Assembly), and report such fact to the House on resumption.

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

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SCHEDULE

PROPOSED CALENDAR OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(REGULAR SESSIONS, 2022)

Thursday, 8th September to Thursday, 1st December, 2022

PERIOD

DAYS

FIRST PART

A. Sitting Days Thursday, 29th September – Thursday, 13th October, 2022 Tuesdays (Afternoon), Wednesdays (Morning and Afternoon) and Thursdays (Afternoon) B. Short Recess: Friday, 14th October – Monday, 24th October, 2022

SECOND PART

C. Sitting Days Tuesday, 25th October – Thursday, 1st December, 2022 Tuesdays (Afternoon), Wednesdays (Morning and Afternoon) and Thursdays (Afternoon) D. Long Recess: Friday, 2nd December, 2022 – Monday, 13th February, 2023

NOTE:

In accordance with the Standing Orders- (i) Morning Sittings commence at 9.30am; Afternoon Sittings commence at 2.30 pm; and (ii) The House may resolve to hold sittings on other days and times outside the published Calendar.

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative business for

Thursday, October 13, 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 13, 2022-

A. MOTION -

APPOINTMENT OF AD HOC COMMITTEE ON

ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO EALA

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

B. MOTION -

INTRODUCTION OF MANDATORY GUIDANCE

AND COUNSELLING TO ALL STUDENTS IN

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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

C. MOTION -

DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL FEEDING

POLICY

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

D. MOTION -

REVIEW OF TEACHER DEPLOYMENT POLICY

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

E. MOTION -

PUBLICATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

FOR PRIVATE LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT

(The Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi, M.P.)

F. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

CALENDAR