I.  Introduction

(1)     Establishment of the Directorate

The Directorate of Legal Services in the Senate was established in October, 2012 in line with the Organogram approved by of the Parliamentary Service Commission, in preparation for the new bicameral Parliament established by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.

The Hansard  is an office  responsible for the records of proceedings of the Senate and its Committees. The Hansard Editor is also the official archivist for the Senate in charge of custody of all Journals, Reports, Papers, Magazines and Senate Proceedings. The duties and responsibilities of the Hansard Editor include:-

The mandate of the Directorate of Committees Services of the Senate is to provide administrative services to various types of committees. It also facilitates various types of Senate committees to discharge their mandates. The specific roles and functions of the Directorate of Committees include:

The Director, Legislative and Procedural Services is the administrative services head for the procedure and business of the Senate.

Duties and responsibilities for the Director include:-

Coordination and supervision of the functions and operations of the Directorate of Legislative and Procedural Services of the Senate; and responsible to the Clerk of the Senate for:-

The Senate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and European Union (EU) have today agreed to form a tripartite taskforce to work on a framework that contributes to the success of devolution.

The development emerged today when the EU Ambassador, HE Stefano Dejak together with MoFA CAS Hon Ababu Namwamba called on the Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka at his Parliament Buildings Office.

The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Cheboi, has lauded the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for their continued collaboration with the National Assembly, which has seen them develop capacity for Members of the National Assembly and staff, indefatigably, over the years.

The Parliament of Kenya will be hosting the 15th Regional Meeting of the African, Caribbean & Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly (East Africa Region) in Nairobi from April 11 to 13, 2018. The meeting will convene approximately one hundred (100) Members of Parliament, drawn from fifteen East African countries within the greater African, Caribbean & Pacific Group of States, as well as the European Union (EU) Member States.

GENEVA, Switzerland – 26th March, 2018. Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka Monday called on MPs at the 138th Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly to spearhead migrant and refugee reforms in their countries.

While making his contribution at the Assembly attended by 751 MPs, Speaker Lusaka noted that migration reforms and refugee protection were of crucial importance but remained a thorn in the flesh of many countries.