The National Assembly has reached a consensus regarding the time allocation for speeches during debates on Motions introduced by individual Members. 

This is in a bid to clear the backlog of Motions that are pending before the House.

According to a Procedural  Motion passed by the House, debate will be restricted to a maximum of one and a half hours, with the Mover granted up to 10 minutes for the initial presentation and five minutes for the concluding response.

Members participating in the debate, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, will have a maximum of five minutes each.

Furthermore, a priority sequence for speaking has been established, beginning with the Leader of the Majority Party, followed by the Leader of the Minority Party, and then the Chairperson of the relevant Departmental Committee.

While moving the Motion,  Hon. Owen Baya (Kilifi North), emphasized that the House Business Committee (HBC) has taken steps to facilitate consideration of individual Members' Bills. These Bills will now be scheduled for afternoon sittings every Wednesday, allowing the House to deliberate on Motions in the morning session.

Hon. Baya explained, “Typically, we spend three hours deliberating these Motions. This monopolizes the entire morning or afternoon session, making it challenging to address a substantial number of Motions in our queue." 

Seconding the Motion, Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi) said HBC had agreed on the need to fast-track the Motions that have been pending in the House.