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President Uhuru Kenyatta set to make Annual Address to Parliament next week

The notification of the much-awaited address was made by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Justin Muturi yesterday when presiding over the House during the afternoon session. Making reference to Standing Order (42) relating to Messages from the President, Speaker Muturi informed the Members of the National Assembly that he had received communication from the President conveying that he intends to deliver  his 2021 State of the Nation Address on Tuesday next week. 

INQUIRY INTO THE MISTREATMENT OF KENYAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES

The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has noted with great concern the increased reports of mistreatment of domestic workers in the Middle East countries, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where the workers are subjected to human rights violations, many of which have resulted in death. During a meeting with the Committee on 29th September 2021, the Ministry of Foreign A airs reported that ninety (90) domestic workers died in Saudi Arabia between 2019 and 2021. The reported distress calls for the same period are 1,908, with 883 in 2019/20 and 1,025 reported in 2020/21.

PARLIAMENT OF KENYA HOSTS THE FIFTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR FOR CLERKS-AT-THE-TABLE

The Parliament of Kenya is hosting the Fifth Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region Professional Development Seminar, 2021 in Nairobi Kenya. The three-day long Seminar, under the theme “Promoting adaptive programming in Parliamentary settings as a response to emergency and emerging global, regional, and National challenges” was officially opened by the National Assembly Speaker Hon Justin Muturi, who is the Chairperson of the CPA Africa Region Executive Committee.