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    "id": 1257609,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 57(1). I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 27th June, 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the last few weeks, the Senate has made commendable strides in processing of legislations. At the sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 15th June, 2023, the Senate passed the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No. 16 of 2023) and on Tuesday, 20th June, 2023, the Senate considered and passed the Preservation of Human Dignity and Enforcement of Economic and Social Rights Bill (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2022). These Bills have since been forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration. This brings the total number of Senate Bills referred to the National Assembly for consideration to five. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope that you will raise it with your counterpart from the National Assembly at the next meeting of the status of collegiate consideration of business before both Houses. Please find out if they have begun the legislative process in that House or the old habits which we are often reminded die hard have crippled back and business from the Senate is beginning to gather dust in the ‘Lower House.’ The National Assembly has considered and passed the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. At least they have considered and passed one of them. However, the County Allocation of Revenue Act (CARA) and Division of Revenue Act (DORA) does not pass under the purview of legislative business that they normally delay. We would like them to focus on the other Bills, especially those that are sponsored by Members of this House as Private Members Bill. The passage of the Bill will then pave way for the county governments’ cash disbursement schedule to be introduced and considered by the Senate in the next few days. If I am not mistaken, this issue should already be with the Committee on Finance and Budget. Despite the significant strides made in the passage of Bills, we still have a number of Bills pending for consideration. Sixteen Bills are at the Second Reading Stage and four are at the Committee of the Whole. This is an indication that we still have an enormous task ahead of us and need to continue dedicating ourselves to perform our legislative duties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with respect to Motions; 22 Motions are pending before the Senate. The Senate Business Committee (SBC) is conscious about this high number of Motions and has taken deliberate steps to prioritize them for debate. For this to happen, I urge the respective Movers to be available in the Chamber whenever the Motions are scheduled in the Order Paper. Remember the rules we all agreed upon, just for the benefit of our colleagues, still apply, that if your Motion is slated on the Order Paper and you are not there and have not designated anybody to move it for you, then it falls. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Petitions, this process is gaining prominence as members of the public are increasingly exercising their rights under Articles 37 and 199 of the Constitution of Kenya, in submitting Prayers for consideration by the Senate. The"
}