Order Paper, Wednesday, February 02, 2022 At 9.30 A.m.
Twelfth Parliament
Sixth Session
Morning Sitting
(No. 03)
(004)
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
TWELFTH PARLIAMENT – (SIXTH SESSION)
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
ORDERS OF THE DAY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2022 AT 9.30 A.M.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
PRAYERS
- 1. Administration of Oath
- 2. Communication from the Chair
- 3. Messages
- 4. Petitions
- 5. Papers
- 6. Notices of Motion
- 7. Questions and Statements
- 8*. PROCEDURAL MOTION – LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON BILLS
SPONSORED
BY
PARTIES
OR
COMMITTEES
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that, each speech in a debate on Bills sponsored by a Committee, the Leader of the Majority Party or the Leader of the Minority Party be limited as follows:- A maximum of forty five (45) minutes for the Mover, in moving and fifteen minutes (15) in replying, a maximum of thirty (30) minutes for the Chairperson of the relevant Committee (if the Bill is not sponsored by the relevant Committee), 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 Minutes (15) each (if the Bill is not sponsored by either of them); and that priority in speaking 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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- 9*. PROCEDURAL MOTION – LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS’ BILLS
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that, each speech in a debate on Bills NOT sponsored by a Committee, the Leader of the Majority Party or the Leader of the Minority Party be limited as follows:- A maximum of three hours and thirty minutes, 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, except the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen Minutes (15) each; and that priority in speaking 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.
- 10*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON MOTIONS
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that, each speech in a debate on any Motion, including a Special motion 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 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.
- 11*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON
COMMITTEE REPORTS
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that, each speech in a debate on Committee Reports (except for Reports of Audit Committees), 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 Chairperson of the relevant Committee (if the Committee Report is not moved by the Chairperson of the relevant Committee) except the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who shall be limited to a maximum of ten (10) minutes each, 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.
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- 12*. PROCEDURAL MOTION-
LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON REPORTS
OF AUDIT COMMITTEES
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that, each speech in debate on Reports of Audit Committees (PIC, PAC & SFAC) be limited as follows:- A maximum of sixty (60) minutes for the Mover in moving and thirty (30) minutes in replying, 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 be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order.
- 13*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON
SESSIONAL PAPERS
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), 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.
- 14*. PROCEDURAL MOTION -
LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON
THE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
(The Leader of the Majority Party) THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4) and in furtherance to the provisions of Standing Order 24(6), this House orders that, debate on the Motion on the Address by the President be limited to no more than thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving, twenty (20) minutes for the Leader of the Minority Party, and ten (10) minutes each to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to speak on the Report submitted under Article 132(1)(c)(i) of the Constitution relating to the realisation of the national values; the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations to speak on the Report submitted under Article 132(1)(c)(iii) of the Constitution relating to the progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic; and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security to speak on the Report submitted under Article 240(7) of the Constitution relating to the state of the security of the Country; and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply.
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- 15*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON REPORTS
OF CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS
AND INDEPENDENT OFFICES
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4),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, 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.
- 16*. 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(4), 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 minutes (15) in replying; a maximum of ten (10) minutes for each of the Chairpersons of the Departmental Committees and a maximum of five (5) 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 ten minutes (10) 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.
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- 17*. 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 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.
- 18*. PROCEDURAL MOTION –
LIMITATION OF DEBATE FOR A
MOTION ON SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
THAT, pursuant to the provisions of 97(4), this House orders that, the debate on any Motion for the Sine Die Adjournment of the House in accordance with the Calendar of the House, shall be limited as follows:- a maximum of four (4) hours for the entire motion, with not more than five (5) minutes for each Member speaking, except the Mover, 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; that priority shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority Party and the Deputy Speaker in that order and further that, at the expiry of the time allocated for the Motion, the House shall adjourn without question put pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28(3) (Calendar of the House).
- 19*. 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, Standing Orders 120, 122 and 126 relating to Publication, Procedure upon Publication and First Reading of Bills and Standing Order 210(2) relating to Tabling of Statutory Instruments, this House orders that during the Short and Long Recesses of the Sixth Session-
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(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;
(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;
(iii) should a Bill be published during the said period, or a published Bill become due for First Reading, the Speaker shall, upon lapse of at least three days following the publication of the Bill and following a determination that such Bill is of priority, forthwith refer such Bill to the relevant Committee for consideration pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 127 (Committal of Bills to Committees and public participation) and cause the Bill to be read a First Time upon its next Sitting and the Second Reading may be taken forthwith, or on such other day as the House Business Committee may determine;
(iv) should any statutory instrument be transmitted for tabling before the House during the period, the Speaker shall, following a determination that the statutory instrument is of priority, forthwith refer the statutory instrument to the relevant Committee for consideration and cause the statutory instrument to be tabled in the House upon its next Sitting in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act (No. 3 of 2013); and,
(v) should any Paper be transmitted for tabling before the House, the Speaker shall, following a determination that the Paper is of priority, forthwith refer the Paper to the relevant Committee for consideration and cause the Paper to be tabled in the House upon its next Sitting.
- 20*. THE PENSIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL
NO. 26 OF 2020)
(The Hon. Didmus Barasa, M.P.)
Second Reading
(Resumption of debate interrupted on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 – Morning Sitting) (Balance of time – 50 minutes)
- 21*. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS BILL (NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 30 OF 2020)
(The Hon. Martin Owino, M.P.)
Second Reading
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- 22*. THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
PRACTITIONERS BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 38 OF 2020)
(The Hon. Godfrey Osotsi, M.P.)
Second Reading
*Denotes Orders of the Day*
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NOTICE PAPER
Tentative business for
Wednesday (Afternoon), February 02, 2022 (Published pursuant to Standing Order 38(1))
It is notified that the House Business Committee has approved the following tentative business to appear in the Order Paper for Wednesday (Afternoon), February 02, 2022 -
A. PROCEDURAL MOTION-
REDUCTION OF PUBLICATION
PERIOD FOR A SPECIFIED BILL
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
B. THE ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL
NO. 3 OF 2022)
(The Leader of the Majority Party) First Reading
C. THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE
BILL NO. 11 OF 2020)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives)
First Reading
D. THE NATURAL RESOURCES (BENEFITS SHARING) BILL (SENATE
BILL NO. 25 OF 2020)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources)
First Reading
E. THE STARTUP BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 1 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation)
First Reading
F. THE KENYAN SIGN LANGUAGE BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 5 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism)
First Reading
G. THE COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BILL
(SENATE BILL NO. 6 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Education and Research)
First Reading
H. THE COUNTY HALL OF FAME BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 9 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Sports, Culture and Tourism)
First Reading
I.
THE PROMPT PAYMENT BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 16 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning)
First Reading
J.
THE KENYA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT)
BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 33 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security)
First Reading
K. MOTION - APPROVAL OF THE CALENDAR OF THE HOUSE
FOR THE SIXTH SESSION (2022)
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
L. THE
PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT
AND
ASSET
DISPOSAL
(AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 32 OF 2021)
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
Second Reading
M. THE SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT BILL (NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 22 OF 2021)
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
Second Reading
N. THE CHILDREN BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 38 OF 2021)
(The Leader of the Majority Party)
Second Reading
O. THE ADVOCATES (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
BILL NO. 43 OF 2021)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)
Second Reading
P. THE COFFEE BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 22 OF 2020)
(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock)
Second Reading
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