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"content": "AND WHEREAS, on Tuesday, 12th March, 2024, the Senate considered the Affordable Housing Bill (National Assembly Bill No.75 of 2023), and passed it with amendments and referred back to the National Assembly for concurrence; AND FURTHER, whereas the National Assembly having considered the amendments, concurred with the Senate on Thursday 14th March, 2024; NOW THEREFORE, having concluded the bicameral passage of the Bill, the said Bill in accordance with the provisions of our Article 112 of the Constitution, the Speakers of Parliament, presented the Bill to His Excellency the President for assent today, Tuesday 19th March, 2024. The same is now an Act of Parliament. I thank you. Hon. Senators, I also have another Message to pass on."
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"content": "REJECTION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES (BENEFIT SHARING) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.6 OF 2022)"
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"content": "I wish to report to the Senate, that Pursuant to Standing Order No.46 (3) and (4), I received the following Message from the Speaker of the National Assembly regarding the decision of the National Assembly to reject the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill (Senate Bills No.6 of 2022) at the Second Reading. The Message dated Tuesday 12th March, 2024, was received on Thursday 14th March, 2024 in the Office of the Clerk of the Senate; Pursuant to the said Standing Order, I now report the Message – Pursuant to the provision of Standing Orders No. 41 and 149 (1) (b) of the National Assembly Standing Orders, I hereby convey the following message for the National Assembly – “WHEREAS, the Senate considered and passed the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill (Senate Bills No. 6 of 2022) with amendment on Tuesday, 1st August, 2023 and referred to the Senate for consideration in accordance with the provisions of Article 110 of the Constitution; AND WHEREAS, upon consideration, the National Assembly rejected the Bill at Second Reading on Tuesday 12th March, 2024, thereby committing the same to Mediation Committee, pursuant to provisions of Article 112 (1) (a) of the Constitution; AND FURTHER, in accordance with the provisions of Article 112 of the Constitution and Standing Order No. 149 of the National Assembly Standing Orders, I hereby convey the said decision of the National Assembly to the Senate and seek the appointment of Senators to the Mediation Committee on the Bill. Hon. Senators, consequent to the said decision, the Speaker of the National Assembly appointed the following Members of the National Assembly to Mediation Committee to consider the Bill in accordance with Article 113 of the Constitution. These are the- 1. Hon. David Gikaria, MP 2. Hon. Charles Kamuren, MP 3. Hon. Beatrice Kemei, MP 4. Hon. Joseph Emathe, MP The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "5. Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ MP 6. Hon. Irene Kasalu, MP 7. Hon. Dick Maungu, MP Hon. Senators, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.166 (2) of the Senate Standing Orders and in consultation with the Majority and Minority Leaders, I will at the appropriate time, appoint Senators to the Mediation Committee. I thank you. Well, unless it is an intervention seeking a clarification, proceed."
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, rather than a point of order, it is to seek your direction on a matter that if not arrested, will soon lead us into a stalemate between us and our colleagues in the National Assembly. Occasionally when I am not in the Chamber, I follow proceedings of what happens in the National Assembly, especially when they are debating Bills that have emanated from the Senate. If I am not wrong, this is the second Bill in this Session that the National Assembly has negated at the Second Reading Stage. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I even said this to our colleagues on the Minority side many times, that, unless a Bill is fatally flawed ab initio, it is an abuse of legislative procedure to negate any Bill at Second Reading. Since I have seen Bills come to this House, and while the context and the overall body of what that Bill seeks to do may not be what Members intend, but because of our very rigorous procedures of law making, including Second Reading and eventually in the Committee of Whole, you clean it up and conform it to provisions of the Constitutions. Therefore, given that this is the second Bill where the House has considered and particularly this Bill, there is a history to it. This Bill has been in the corridors of Parliament for over 10 years. We have considered it severally. In fact, I have lost count of the number of times the Senate has sent this Bill to the National Assembly and it has been returned. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, as much as there is progress to report because previously it used to be left to gather dust in the shelves of the National Assembly, this time they went all the way to Second Reading. Perhaps, you need to establish procedure, Mr. Speaker, between you and your colleague, the Speaker of the National Assembly, on how to consider our Bills. Consequently, this is because we receive many Bills from the National Assembly side as well and there are many things, which for one reason or the other, we hold a different view on how they perceive it. However, I find it to be a smack on the face of the Senate when you negate a Bill at Second Reading and call for mediation. It is an abuse of legislative mandate. As a leader in this House, I would wish, because in a bicameral relation, our main link between us and the National Assembly is you, Mr. Speaker, that you register our displeasure with the leadership of the National Assembly through their Speaker on how they are treating our Bills. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my considered view that a Bill should be considered to the final stage, then we can have a proper mediation of how they hold different views on certain provisions. However, to conclude on it at Second Reading is not fair to this House The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "and it is a matter which I invite you to have a conversation with your counterpart, the Speaker of the ‘Lower House’. I thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Senate Majority Leader. Indeed, your concerns are valid and I will take it up with my counterpart in the National Assembly. However, if you listen to my earlier communication on co-sponsorship, co- sponsorship is one of the ways that we can employ to avoid scenarios such as this. Since one, in as much as the Bill is considered extremely important by the Senate, the National Assembly may not necessarily feel the spirit behind that Bill. However, if it is developed with certain co-sponsors in the National Assembly, those naturally become our ambassadors and they can make a case for and on behalf of the Senate, because then, they will feel the spirit behind this Bill. Otherwise, I will take it up and we want hope that this may be the last Bill to collapse at the Second Reading in the National Assembly. Next Order, Clerk."
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"content": "REPORT ON PETITION: REGULATION OF FINANCIAL CREDIT PROFESSION"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a petition regarding regulation of credit profession that was submitted by CCP Mokaya Magembi Bernard. It is the right of every Kenyan citizen to petition public authorities and Parliament as offered in the Constitution under Articles 37 and 119. Further to the Petition to Parliament, Procedure Act No.22 of 2012 makes provision for the procedure for the exercise of the right to petition and defines the format of the petition to be addressed to Parliament. Pursuant to Standing Orders No.232 (1) (a) and 236 (2) (b) of the Senate Standing Orders, on the 23rd May, 2023, a public petition concerning regulation of credit profession was presented to the Senate. The Petition has been submitted to the Office of the Clerk by members of the Council of Institute of Credit Management Kenya (ICM-K), led by CCP Mokaya Magembe Benard, who is the chairman. The petitioners prayed that the Senate enacts legislation to regulate the credit profession. The Committee considered this Petition with a view to determining whether the matters raised therein merit intervention by legislature. During its inquiry and engagement with petitioners and relevant stakeholders, such as the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the Committee found that credit professionals are increasingly playing a vital role in the economy, especially in the sectors dominated by financial institutions. The credit professionals primarily undertake credit management, including determination of the credit worthiness of customers, managing relationships between the lender and a customer, mitigating against financial loss by assessing the credit risk of financial institutions, and developing credit policies for financial institutions. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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