Wednesday, April 02, 2025 At 9.30 A.m.

Thirteenth Parliament

Fourth Session (No. 028) (416)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FOURTH SESSION)

THE SENATE

ORDER PAPER

MORNING SITTING

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 02, 2025 AT 9.30 AM

PRAYER

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 (as listed in the Appendix)
8. 8. MOTION - REPORT OF THE 14TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PLENARY

ASSEMBLY AND RELATED MEETINGS OF THE FORUM OF PARLIAMENTS

OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION,

HELD IN LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA, FROM 15TH TO 19TH APRIL, 2024

(Sen. Ali Ibrahim Roba, MP)

THAT, the Senate notes the report of the 14th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly and Related Meetings of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference of the Great Lakes region, held in Livingstone, Zambia, from 15th to 19th April, 2024 laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 30th May, 2024.

1. 9. MOTION - REPORT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO THE 2024

JOINT

UNITED

NATIONS

–

INTER-PARLIAMENTARY

UNION

PARLIAMENTARY

HEARING

HELD

AT

THE

UNITED

NATIONS

HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FROM 8TH

TO 9TH FEBRUARY, 2024

(Sen. Veronica Maina, MP)

THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Parliamentary Delegation to the 2024 Joint United Nations – Inter-Parliamentary Union Parliamentary

………. /Motions

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Hearing held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States of America from 8th to 9th February, 2024 laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 17th September, 2024.

1. 10. MOTION - REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARLIAMENTARIANS’

DIALOGUE AT THE AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT, 2023 HELD IN THE

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, NAIROBI ON

3RD – 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2023

(Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP)

THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Proceedings of the Parliamentarians’ Dialogue at the Africa Climate Summit, 2023 held in the National Assembly Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on 3rd – 6th September, 2023, laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024.

1. 11. REPORT OF THE SENATE DELEGATION TO THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL

FORUM (HLPF) 2024 ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

(Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP)

THAT the Senate notes the Report of the Senate delegation to the High- Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2024 on sustainable development, held in New York, United States of America (USA) from 8th – 17th July, 2024, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 20th February, 2025.

1. 12. MOTION - ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TEACHING AND REFERRAL

HOSPITALS IN KENYA

(Sen. Johnes Mwaruma, MP)

THAT, AWARE THAT Article 43 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya provides that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including reproductive health care;

NOTING THAT in Kenya, we have five National Teaching and Referral hospitals with Kenyatta University Research and Teaching Hospital in Kiambu County and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County being the only ones outside Nairobi County;

CONCERNED THAT the bed capacity, medical equipment and human capital in these National Teaching and Referral hospitals are not sufficient to absorb all the patients seeking specialized treatment;

FURTHER CONCERNED THAT many Kenyans with critical health conditions travel long distances in order to access specialized services in Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret or Nairobi where the other four National Teaching and Referral hospitals are located, leading to high cost of travel, augmented disease and in some cases deaths along the way;

............./Motion

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NOW THEREFORE the Senate urges-

1. 1. The Ministry of Health to:

i. Establish National Teaching and Referral hospitals in the Coast, Eastern, North Eastern, Nyanza and Western regions; and

ii. Fully equip the National Teaching and Referral Hospitals with modern medical equipment, medical supplies and personnel; and

1. 2. The County Governments to allocate more funds to their

respective health dockets to adequately facilitate their County Level 5 and Level 6 hospitals in order to enhance provision of critical health services to reduce the demand for such services from the National Teaching and Referral Hospitals.

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NOTICE

The Senate resolved on 13th February, 2025 as follows: -

THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 111 (1), the Senate resolves that debate on a Motion not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or a Committee shall be limited in the following manner: -

A maximum of three hours with not more than twenty minutes for the Mover, twenty minutes for the Majority Party Official Responder, twenty minutes for the Minority Party Official Responder and fifteen minutes for each other Senator speaking and that fifteen minutes before the time expires, the Mover shall be called upon to reply.

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APPENDIX

QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

QUESTIONS

Question No. 002 The Senator for Marsabit County (Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP) to ask the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs:

a) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the number of Kenyan refugees in Magatho and Dilo towns in Ethiopia, and provide information on the timeline and circumstances of their displacement to Ethiopia as well as the current state of their well-being?

b) What is Government doing to facilitate the repatriation of the Kenyan refugees, and could the Cabinet Secretary provide a timeline for the same?

c) Could the Cabinet Secretary outline measures put in place to ensure successful reintegration of the repatriated refugees into the local community?

d) Will Government compensate the refugees and, if so, could the Cabinet Secretary state when the compensation will be paid?

Question No. 007 The Senator for Migori County (Sen. Eddy Oketch, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development:

a) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the failure, by the former Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) and, now, by the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC), to pay terminal dues to former employees of KCC whose contracts were terminated in the year 1999?

b) When can the affected former employees expect to receive their terminal dues?

c) Could the Cabinet Secretary also indicate whether the former employees have received payment for the cooperative society shares they held as at the time of their exit from KCC, and if not, provide reasons for the same? ………………/Notice Paper

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Question No. 042 Nominated Senator (Sen. Veronica Maina, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development:

a) What immediate plans does the Ministry have to revive Kimuri Coffee Factory in Kairi Village, Kahumbu Ward in Kigumo Constituency, which is critical for the economy of the residents of the area?

b) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the specific timelines for the revival, and indicate the resources allocated for that purpose?

c) What measures does the Ministry have for long-term sustainability and economic viability of the factory?

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative Business for

Wednesday, April 02, 2025

(Published pursuant to Standing Order 43 (1)

It is notified that the Senate Business Committee has approved the following tentative business to appear in the Order Paper for Wednesday, April 02, 2025 (Afternoon Sitting).

A. BILLS AT THE SECOND READING STAGE

i)

****THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS

NO. 10 OF 2024) (Division) (The Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader)

ii)

*THE CREATIVE ECONOMY SUPPORT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 30 OF

2024) (Sen. Eddy Oketch, MP)

iii)

*THE LIVESTOCK PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY BILL (SENATE BILLS

NO. 32 OF 2024)

(Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi, MP)

iv)

*THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (STATE OFFICERS REMOVAL FROM

OFFICE) PROCEDURE BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 34 OF 2024)

(Sen. Karungo Thang’wa, MP)

v)

*THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 39

OF 2024)

(Sen. George Mbugua, MP)

vi)

*THE LABOUR MIGRATION AND MANAGEMENT (NO. 2) BILL (SENATE

BILLS NO. 42 OF 2024)

(Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, MP)

vii)

*THE STREET NAMING AND PROPERTY ADDRESSING SYSTEM BILL

(SENATE BILLS NO. 43 OF 2024)

(Sen. Fatuma Dullo, MP)

B. BILLS AT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE STAGE

i)

*THE ENERGY (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 42 OF 2023)

(Sen. Edwin Sifuna, MP)

ii)

*THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS

NO. 54 OF 2023)

(Sen. Eddy Oketch, MP)

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iii)

*THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS

NO. 34 OF 2023)

(Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP)

iv)

**THE LOCAL CONTENT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 50 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Energy)

v)

****THE COUNTY ASSEMBLIES PENSIONS SCHEME BILL (SENATE BILLS

NO. 14 OF 2024)

(The Senate Majority Leader)

vi)

***THE LAND (AMENDMENT) BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 40 OF

2022) (The Senate Majority Leader)

vii)

*THE STREET VENDORS (PROTECTION OF LIVELIHOOD) BILL (SENATE

BILLS NO. 41 OF 2023)

(Sen. Esther Anyieni Okenyuri, MP)

viii)

***THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 24 OF 2023)

(The Senate Majority Leader)

C. MOTIONS

i)

CONSIDERATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS TO THE

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 7 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare)

ii)

CONSOLIDATION OF BURSARY FUNDS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO

EDUCATION IN KENYA

(Sen. Karungo Thangwa, MP)

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