Order Paper For Thursday 17th April 2025

Thirteenth Parliament

Fourth Session

(No. 33)

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FOURTH SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025 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*. SPECIAL MOTION –

CONSIDERATION

OF

NOMINEES

FOR

APPOINTMENT

AS

AMBASSADOR,

PERMANENT

REPRESENTATIVE

AND

CONSULS-GENERAL

(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations)

THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Approval Hearings of four (4) Nominees for Appointment as Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Consuls-General, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 15th April 2025, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 132(2)(e) of the Constitution, section 20(2) of the Foreign Service Act, Cap. 185E and sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, Cap. 7F, this House approves the appointment of the following persons as Permanent Representative, Ambassador and Consuls-General- No. CLUSTER

NAME

MISSION

(i) Ambassador Eng. Peter Kiplagat Tum,

CBS

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (ii) Permanent Representative Ms. Susan Nakhumicha Wafula, EGH Permanent Mission of Kenya to the UN-Habitat, Nairobi (iii) Consuls- General (a) Mr. James Buyekane Muhati, CBS Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China

(b) Mr. Abdi Dubat Fidhow

Arusha, the United Republic of Tanzania .….……../9*

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1. 9*. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS BILL

(SENATE BILL NO. 1 OF 2025)

(The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee)

Second Reading

1. 10*. THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 4 OF

2023) (The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Education)

Second Reading

1. 11*. THE VALUE ADDED TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 11 OF 2025)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading

1. 12*. THE TREATY MAKING AND RATIFICATION (AMENDMENT) (No.2)

BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 9 OF 2024)

(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

Second Reading

1. 13*. THE KENYA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR POPULATION AND

DEVELOPMENT BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 72 OF 2023)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading

1. 14*. THE NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 74 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity)

Second Reading

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

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LIMITATION OF DEBATE

The House resolved on Thursday, February 13, 2025 as follows- Limitation of Debate on Motions I. 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 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.

Limitation of Debate on Bills sponsored by Parties or Committees

II.

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.

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

NOTICE PAPER

Tentative business for

Tuesday, April 22, 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 Tuesday, April 22, 2025 –

A. THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 4 OF

2023) (The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Education)

Second Reading

(If not concluded on Thursday, April 17, 2025)

B. THE VALUE ADDED TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 11 OF 2025)

(The Leader of the Majority Party) Second Reading

(If not concluded on Thursday, April 17, 2025)

C. THE TREATY MAKING AND RATIFICATION (AMENDMENT) (No.2)

BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 9 OF 2024)

(The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

Second Reading

(If not concluded on Thursday, April 17, 2025)

D. THE KENYA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR POPULATION AND

DEVELOPMENT BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 72 OF 2023)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

Second Reading (If not concluded on Thursday, April 17, 2025)

E. THE NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 74 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity)

Second Reading (If not concluded on Thursday, April 17, 2025)

F. 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: (i) requested—

No. Subject Member Relevant Committee

1. 1. Tragic death of Ms. Sylvia

Kemunto and the escalating cases of gender-based violence Hon. Dorice Donya, MP (Kisii County) Administration & Internal Security

1. 2. Death of Mr. Yusuf Ali Abdi

following controlled demolition of a building in Mombasa Hon. Zamzam Mohammed,

MP

(Mombasa County) Administration & Internal Security

1. 3. Delayed execution of the

contract of the Director- General of the Kenya Fisheries Service Hon. Danson Mwashako, MP (Wundanyi)

Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation

1. 4. Amount of money spent on

education bursaries by county governments in the past five financial years Hon. Samuel Chepkonga, MP (Ainabkoi)

Budget and Appropriations

1. 5. Implementation

of the Affordable Housing Programme Hon. Suzanne Kiamba, MP (Makueni) Housing, Urban Planning Works

1. 6. Accessibility of critical services

in public institutions by deaf persons Hon. Double N Pamela Njoki,

MP

(Embu County) Social Protection

1. 7. State of section RW343 of the

Chepterit-Moi University Road Hon. Josses Lelmengit, MP (Emgwen) Transport & Infrastructure

(ii) responded to—

No. Subject Member Relevant Committee

1. 1. Utilisation of fuel levy

funds Hon. Dorice Donya, MP (Kisii County) Transport and Infrastructure