Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 29 (1), the National Assembly is set to hold Special morning and afternoon Sittings, commencing at 10.00am and at 2.30pm respectively on December 22, 2020.

This follows a request by the Leader of the Majority Party to the Speaker to hold Special Sittings of the House, which the Speaker of the  National Assembly, Hon. Justin Muturi acceded to.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

DEMISE OF SENATOR BONIFACE MUTINDA KABAKA, MP, THE SENATOR FOR MACHAKOS COUNTY

Honourable Senators,

TUESDAY, 1^st December – The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) has confirmed that it stands to incur a minimum loss of KES 2bn, as prices of COVID-19 products and technologies regularize in the free market.

MONDAY, 30^th NOVEMBER – The Senate Standing Committee on Health has this morning ordered the Managing Director of Briema Grains Store Limited to present by close of business Tuesday 1^st December all documentation relating to communication made between itself and KEMSA regarding the procurement of supplies in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.<

FRIDAY, 27 Nov – Wajir Senator, Sen (Dr) Abdullahi Ali has today said that consensus building is a much over-looked phase in the formulation of policy and legislation, yet its importance could not be gainsaid.

On Friday, 20^th November, 2020, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Cheboi, CBS, MP led a delegation from  National Assembly in a Virtual Conference between the National Assembly of Kenya and the National People’s Congress (NPC ) of the People’s Republic of China. The delegation from China was led by H.E. Mr. Cao Jianming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of NPC .

National Assembly Eulogises Hon. Justus Murunga; urges County Governments to enhance county health facilities’ capacity to handle emergencies

President Uhuru Kenyatta this afternoon delivered his Seventh State of the Nation Address with a strong urge to political leaders in the legislature and across the country not to let their guard down in the fight against Covid-19. 

Matumizi ya lugha ya Kiswahili katika Bunge la Taifa la Kenya imekuwa safari ya mwendo wa kobe.

Mara ya kwanza kwa Bunge hili kukumbatia matumizi ya Kiswahili ilikuwa mnamo mwaka wa 1974. Hii ni baada ya Rais wa kwanza wa Jamhuri ya Kenya Hayati Mzee Jomo Kenyatta kutangaza kuwa Kiswahili iwe mojawapo ya lugha za kutumiwa kuendesha mijadala Bungeni.  Alitoa amri hiyo baada ya Kiswahili kupandishwa hadhi na kuwa lugha ya Taifa nchini Kenya, kulingana na chapisho la Lyndon Harries.

The Senate, which is a bastion of tradition by merit of being a House of Parliament that follows Commonwealth customs and practices, paved way for sharp departure, Tuesday after Speaker Kenneth Lusaka ruled in favour of donning cultural attire.

The Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka has termed the High Court Judgment on Constitutional Petition 284 of 2019 as a “landmark ruling” that not only reaffirms constitutionalism and the rule of law in Kenya, but also the role of the Senate in devolution.
Addressing the House by way of Communication from the Chair after a three-week recess, Speaker Lusaka noted that the judgment by the three-judge bench has far-reaching implications on the legislative business of the Senate.

The National Assembly will appeal the recent court ruling ​which​ nullified 23 Acts passed by the House without referring them to the Senate.

This decision by the House Business Committee was relayed to the House this afternoon by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Justin Muturi through a Communication. 

President to deliver State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, 12^th November, 2020

President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to deliver his State of the Nation Address in a Joint-Sitting of Parliament next week.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Communication Information and Innovation chaired by Hon. William Kisang has today vetted a Data Commissioner nominee Ms. Immaculate Kassait.

If approved, this will be the first ever data office in Kenya. Ms. Immaculate Kassait was nominated by His Excellency the President in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 (4) of the Data protection Act, 2019.

The Departmental Committee on Health has raised a red flag over the high level of pesticide residues of fruits and vegetables, leading to increased prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, acute and respiratory diseases, mental, behavioural and neurological disorders, as well as degradation of the environment.

National Assembly proceeds on a short recess; to resume on 3^rd November

Members of the National Assembly, Thursday 15^th October embarked on a short recess, but not before concluding crucial business that was under their consideration. Sittings are expected to resume on 3^rd November after the two-week recess which is in accordance with the House calendar.