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𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐂 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆’𝐔𝐋𝐀’𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

 

National Assembly Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang'ula engaged the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) team led by the Commission’s Chairperson Dr. Joyce Mwikali on legislative inclusion on gender and equality areas for purposes of enhancing a fair and a just society.

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 (𝗕𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦) 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯

The National Assembly yesterday, Wednesday, March 21, 2024 debated a Bill that seeks to improve relations between the National Assembly and the Senate. 

The Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill, 2023, sponsored by Hon. Samuel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi)  seeks to foster bicameral relations by prescribing procedures for ensuring seamless consideration of the legislative business of both Houses.

Members highlighted instances of duplicated summonses issued by both Houses to Cabinet Secretaries and a lack of clarity on mandates of the two Houses. 

𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟, 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦

Public Participation was not a requirement during enactment of the National Transport and Safety (NTSA) Act as this was done before the 2010 Constitution came into force, the High Court has ruled.

High Court Judge Justice Lawrence Mugambi delivered this verdict in a Petition, where a Kenyan had sued the National Assembly, the Attorney General, NTSA, the Cabinet secretary for Transport and his Interior Counterpart, questioning legality of the Act.

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