WHEREAS, Article 106 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Speaker of
each House of Parliament, who shall be elected by that House in accordance with the
Standing Orders, from among persons who are qualified to be elected as Members
of Parliament but are not such members and that the Office of the Speaker shall
become vacant when a new House of Parliament first meets after an election.

WHEREAS, Article 106 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Deputy
Speaker for each House of Parliament, who shall be elected by that House in
accordance with the Standing Orders, from among members of that House and
that the office of the Deputy Speaker shall become vacant when the new House
of Parliament first meets after an election and if the office holder, as a member
of the relevant House vacates office under Article 103.

The staff of the National Assembly of Kenya have kicked off preparations in earnest for the orientation of the newly elected Members of the National Assembly and for the inception of the 13th Parliament. 

Speaking to staff this morning, the Acting Clerk of the National Assembly Ms. Serah Kioko, and the Deputy Clerk, Mr. Jeremiah Ndombi noted that a good number of the elected Members will be serving their first term hence the need to prepare adequately for their orientation and induction into the House operations.

The outgoing Clerk of the National Assembly Mr. Michael Sialai has officially handed over to his successor, Acting Clerk Ms. Serah Kioko. The handover ceremony took place this morning during a National Assembly Board of Management meeting. This follows Ms. Kioko’s appointment by the Parliamentary Service Commission to assume the roles of the Clerk of the National Assembly in acting capacity in place of Mr. Sialai whose tour of duty ends on July 31, upon retirement.

NAIROBI, 22 June – The Senate adjourned sine die (with no set date for resumption) Tuesday, ahead of the August 9th General Elections, as Senators took stock of their legislative performance and recounted their fond memories.  

Before the Majority Leader moved the adjournment motion, the Senate approved a motion on the Revised Debt Ceiling for the National Government. 27 Senators voted in favour of varying the Public Debt Ceiling from KES 9 trillion to 10 trillion, with three voting against.