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"content": "Housing; Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; Labour and Social Welfare; and, Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights respectively. I urge the foresaid Standing Committees to expedite consideration of the five Petitions and table reports thereon. I also urge the other Standing Committees to process the Petitions referred to them within the 60-day period as per the provisions of Standing Order No.238(2). We have said times without number that while 60 days is the ceiling, you do not have to wait until the 60th day. If as a committee you are diligent enough and have concluded on a Petition, the earlier the better. Kenyans feel better served by this House. Statements are increasingly being sought pursuant to Standing Order No.53 and others issued pursuant to Standing Order No.52. I urge Standing Committees to promptly consider the Statements and report back to the House with the mechanisms provided for under the Standing Orders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, several Questions have been filed, approved by the Speaker and subsequently conveyed to the respective Cabinet Secretaries (CSs). At its meeting held on Tuesday, 18th April, 2023, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) approved the first set of Questions to appear in the Order Paper for Wednesday, 26th April, 2023 (morning sitting). The summary of the Questions and the Cabinet Secretaries to appear on that day are as follows- (1) Question by Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, to respond on the state of security and resettlement of displaced persons in Samburu County. (2) Question by Sen.Fatuma Dullo, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, to respond on disparity in compensation to residents of Nuno, Modogashe and Isiolo who were affected by the Africa Gateway Project. (3) Question by Sen.Fatuma Dullo, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, to respond on the lifting of moratorium on the issuance of mineral mining rights. That is an important question. I know there are Members in this House who have interest in mining. I have seen them occasionally asking me what can be done to unlock the blanket ban. We will be listening to the CS on that day. There are many counties. Kisii is one such example. Another one is my own county of Kericho among other counties such as Makueni that have interest in mining. This is an important question by Sen. Dullo. (4) Question by Sen. Veronica Maina, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, to respond on exploration of offshore gas and oil. (5) Question by Sen. Veronica Maina, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, to respond on exploration of maritime produce and participation of local fishermen in the Maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are questions that have been filed by Members. There are others which we shall subsequently file before the SBC. I urge hon. Senators whose Questions will be scheduled to be available in the Chamber to prosecute the same. Appreciating that this will be the first time that the Senate will implement the provisions of Standing Order Nos.51(a) to (d), I urge all"
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