Order Paper For Wednesday, 18th June 2025 - Afternoon Sitting

Thirteenth Parliament

Fourth Session

Afternoon Sitting

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FOURTH SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025 AT 2.30 P.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

PRAYERS

1. Administration of Oath

1. 2. Communication from the Chair
2. 3. Messages
3. 4. Petitions
4. 5. Papers
5. 6. Notices of Motion
6. 7. Questions and Statements
7. 8*. THE COUNTY PUBLIC FINANCE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL

(SENATE BILL NO. 39 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning)

Second Reading (If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Morning Sitting)

1. 9*. THE EQUALISATION FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 21 OF 2025)

(The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee) Second Reading

1. 10*. THE APPROPRIATION BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 23 OF

2025) (The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee) Second Reading

1. 11*. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

(i) The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 72 of 2023) (The Leader of the Majority Party)

(ii) The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2025) (The Leader of the Majority Party)

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1. 12*. MOTION-

CONSIDERATION OF THE PERFORMANCE AUDIT

REPORT ON THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY THE NATIONAL

COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

(The Chairperson, Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture)

THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture on its consideration of the Performance Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Provision of Services to Persons with Disabilities by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 30th July 2024.

1. 13*. THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 4 OF 2025)

(The Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a, M.P. and the Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo, M.P. - Co-

Sponsors)

Second Reading

1. 14*. THE KENYA ROADS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 16 OF 2025)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading

1. 15*. THE VIRTUAL ASSET SERVICE PROVIDERS BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 15 OF 2025)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

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N O T I C E S

I. THE

KENYA

NATIONAL

COUNCIL

FOR

POPULATION

AND

DEVELOPMENT

BILL

(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 72 OF 2023)

Notice is given that the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning intends to move the following amendments to the Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill, 2023 at the Committee Stage—

CLAUSE 2

THAT, clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting the definition “population” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “population” means the total number of persons inhabiting within the border of a country, region, or in a defined geographic area;

CLAUSE 4

THAT, clause 4 of the Bill be amended— (a) In subclause (3), by deleting the words “established under the National Council for Population and Development Order, 2004, which shall cease to have effect immediately upon commencement of this Act.” (b) by deleting subclause (4).

NEW CLAUSE 4A

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 4— Headquarters of the Council. 4A. (1) The headquarters of the Council shall be in Nairobi.

(2) The Council may establish such other offices in Kenya as it may consider necessary for the discharge of its functions.

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CLAUSE 5

THAT, clause 5 of the Bill be amended— (a) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— “(b) develop, review, and coordinate the implementation of national population policy at regular intervals; and” (b) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (c)— “(d) co-ordinate the development and submission of population reports by various stakeholders in Kenya.”

CLAUSE 6

THAT, clause 6 of the Bill be amended— (a) in paragraph (b) by inserting the words “, publish and disseminate” immediately after the word “develop”; (b) in paragraph (f)— (i) by deleting the word “assess” appearing immediately after the words “monitor and” and substituting therefor the word “evaluate”; (ii) by deleting the word “assessments” appearing at the end of the paragraph and substituting therefor the word “evaluations”; (c) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (h)— “(ha) advise the relevant Cabinet Secretary on global commitments, agreements and declarations adopted by the state relevant to population and development; (hb) collaborate with other state agencies and bodies for the effective discharge of its functions;”

CLAUSE 7

THAT, clause 7 of the Bill be amended— (a) in paragraph (h)— (i) by inserting the words “Hindu Council of Kenya” immediately after the words “Catholic Bishops,”; (ii) by inserting the words “by the Cabinet Secretary” immediately after the words “shall be appointed”; (iii) by inserting the words “of Kenya” immediately after the words “Evangelical Alliance”;

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(b) by inserting the following new sub clauses immediately after subclause (3)— “(4) In appointing a person as chairperson of the Council under subsection 1(a), the President shall take into account gender, the ethnic and regional diversity of the people of Kenya, persons with disabilities and youth.” (5) In appointing members of the Council under subsection 1(b) and (h), the Cabinet Secretary shall take into account gender, the ethnic and regional diversity of the people of Kenya, persons with disabilities and youth. (6) In nominating members of the Council under subsection 1(h), the joint forum of religious organizations shall take into account gender, the ethnic and regional diversity of the people of Kenya, persons with disabilities and youth.”

NEW CLAUSE 9A

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 9—

Qualification for appointment. 9A. A person shall be qualified for appointment as the chairperson of the Board under section 7(a) if that person holds a degree from a university recognised in Kenya.

NEW CLAUSE 17A

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 17— Tenure of office of Director-General. 17A. The Director-General shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall be eligible for reappointment for one further term.

CLAUSE 19

THAT, clause 19 of the Bill be amended by deleting subclause (3) and substituting therefor the following new subclause— “(3) The Corporation Secretary shall— (a) in consultation with the Chairperson of the Board, issue notices for meetings of the Board; (b) keep in custody, the records of the deliberations, decisions, and resolutions of the Board; (c) transmit decisions and resolutions of the Board to the chief executive officer for execution, implementation and other relevant action;

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(d) provide guidance to the Board on their duties and responsibilities on matters relating to governance; and (e) perform such other duties as the Board may direct.”

CLAUSE 29

THAT, clause 29 of the Bill be deleted.

CLAUSE 30

THAT, clause 30 of the Bill be deleted.

CLAUSE 31

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 31 and substituting therefor the following new Clause—

PART IVA- PROVISIONS ON DELEGATED POWERS

Regulations.

1. 31. (1) The Cabinet Secretary may, in consultation with the

Board, make regulations generally for better carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Cabinet Secretary may make regulations to provide for—

(a) the procedure for submission of population reports by stakeholders within Kenya; (b) implementation of national population policy; and (c) anything required to be prescribed under this Act;

(3) For the purposes of Article 94(6) of the Constitution—

(a) the purpose and objective of the delegation under this section is to enable the Cabinet Secretary to make regulations for better carrying into effect the provisions of this Act; (b) the authority of the Cabinet Secretary to make regulations under this Act will be limited to bringing into effect the provisions of this Act and fulfilment of the objectives specified under this section.

(4) The principles and standards applicable to the delegated power referred to under this Act are those found in— Cap. 2A. Cap. 2. (a) the Statutory Instruments Act; (b) the Interpretation and General Provisions Act; (c) the general rules of international law as specified under Article 2(5) of the Constitution; and (d) any treaty and convention ratified by Kenya under Article 2(6) of the Constitution.

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CLAUSE 32

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 32 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Interpretation.

1. 32. In this Part—

“appointed day” means the day this Act comes into effect;

L.N. 120/2004.

“former Council” means the National Council for Population and Development established under Order 3 of the State Corporations (National Council for Population and Development) Order, 2004; and

“successor Council” means the Kenya National Council for Population and Development established under section 4 of this Act.

CLAUSE 33

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 33 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Revocation of

L.N. 120/2004.

1. 33. The State Corporations (National Council for

Population and Development) Order, 2004, is revoked.

NEW CLAUSE 33A

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 33— Transfer of assets and liabilities. 33A. All funds, assets and other property which immediately before the appointed day were vested in the former Council shall, by virtue of this section, vest in the successor Council subject to all interests, liabilities, obligations and trusts affecting the property.

NEW CLAUSE 33B

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after the proposed new clause 33A— Employees of the Council. 33B. (1) All persons who were employed by the former Council before the appointed day shall continue in the employment of the successor Council.

(2) The terms and conditions, including the salary, on which a person referred to in subsection (1) was employed immediately before the appointed day, shall be no less favorable than those that applied to that person’s office immediately before the appointed day.

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(3) There shall be no break in the employment of an employee of the former Council immediately before the appointed day as a result of commencement of this Act.

(4) Nothing in this Act affects the pension rights of a person who was employed by the former Council before the appointed day.

NEW CLAUSE 33C

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after the proposed new clause 33B— Legal proceedings. 33C. On or after the appointed day, all actions, suits or legal proceedings pending by or against the former Council shall be carried on or prosecuted by or against the successor Council, and no action, suit or legal proceedings shall in any manner abate or be prejudicially affected by the enactment of this Act.

NEW CLAUSE 33D

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after the proposed new clause 33C— Reference to written laws. 33D. Any reference to the former Council in any written law or in any contract, document or instrument of whatever nature shall, on the appointed day, be read and construed as a reference to the successor Council.

NEW CLAUSE 33E

THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after the proposed new clause 33D— Directions, orders, etc. of former Council.

33E. All directions, orders and authorizations given by the former Council and subsisting or valid immediately before the appointed day, shall be deemed to have been given, issued or made by the successor Council.

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II. THE VALUE ADDED TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL

(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 11 OF 2025)

Notice is given that the Leader of the Majority Party intends to move the following amendments to the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025 at the Committee Stage—

CLAUSE 2

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 2 and substituting therefor the following new Clause—

Amendment of the First Schedule to Cap. 476.

1. 2. The First Schedule to the Value Added Tax Act is

amended by deleting the proviso to paragraph 146 of Part I and substituting therefor the following proviso—

Provided that the value of such investment is not less than two billion shillings, the exemption was granted before 27th December 2024, and the exemption shall only continue to apply until 27th December 2025.

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LIMITATION OF DEBATE

The House resolved on Thursday, February 13, 2025 as follows-

Limitation of Debate on Bills sponsored by Parties or Committees III. 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 shall 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 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.

Limitation of Debate on Reports of Audit Committees IV. THAT, each speech in debate on Reports of Audit Committees shall 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 shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order.

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative business for

Thursday, June 19, 2025 (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, June 19, 2025–

A. THE COUNTY PUBLIC FINANCE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL

(SENATE BILL NO. 39 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning)

Second Reading (If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

B. THE EQUALISATION FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 21 OF 2025)

(The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee) Second Reading (If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

C. THE APPROPRIATION BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 23 OF

2025) (The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee) Second Reading (If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

D. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

(i) The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 72 of 2023) (The Leader of the Majority Party)

(ii) The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2025) (The Leader of the Majority Party)

(If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

E. MOTION – APPROVAL OF THE MEDIATED VERSION OF THE

DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

BILL NO. 10 OF 2025)

(The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee)

(Subject to tabling of Committee Report and Notice of Motion)

F. MOTION – CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE

NATIONAL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT BILL

(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 24 OF 2023)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

(Subject to tabling of Committee Report)

G. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

Consideration of Senate Amendments to the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 24 of 2023) (The Leader of the Majority Party) (Subject to Order No. C)

H. MOTION-

CONSIDERATION OF THE PERFORMANCE AUDIT

REPORT ON THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY THE NATIONAL

COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

(The Chairperson, Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture)

(If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

I. THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 4 OF 2025)

(The Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a, M.P. and the Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo, M.P. - Co-

Sponsors)

Second Reading

(If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting) J. THE KENYA ROADS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 16 OF 2025)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading

(If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

K. THE VIRTUAL ASSET SERVICE PROVIDERS BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 15 OF 2025)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading (If not concluded on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Afternoon Sitting)

L. MOTION–

CONSIDERATION OF COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC

PARTNERSHIP

AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE

REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND THE UNITED ARAB

EMIRATES

(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives)

(Subject to tabling of Committee Report and Notice of Motion)

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APPENDIX

NOTICE OF PETITIONS, QUESTIONS &

STATEMENTS

ORDER NO. 7 - STATEMENTS

It is notified that, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), the following Statements will be responded to:

No. Subject Member Relevant Committee(s) 1. Circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Albert Ojwang, a teacher and social media influencer

Hon. Jared Okello, MP (Nyando)

Administration and Internal Security

2. Power outages across the country Hon. Beatrice Adagala, MP (Vihiga County)

Energy

3. Progress on tarmacking of the Wajir-Griftu-Eldas-Buna-Bute- Moyale-Ethiopia (A1) Road

Hon. (Dr.) Adan Keynan,

MP

(Eldas)

Transport and Infrastructure

4. Safety of road users along the Isebania-Kisii-Ahero Road

Hon. Walter Owino, MP (Awendo) Transport and Infrastructure 5. Road safety at the Monalisa Funeral Home along Thika Road

Hon. John Kaguchia, MP (Mukurwe-ini) Transport and Infrastructure