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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the last recess, the Senate held two Special Sittings on 29th and 31st August, 2023. At these special sittings, the Senate considered and passed a Motion on the establishment of the National Dialogue Committee, the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bills No.16 of 2023), the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.42 of 2023) and a Motion to alter the Senate Calendar in respect of Part V. The Senate also received messages from His Excellency the President on the nominee for appointment to the position of the Chairperson of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and from the National Assembly on the legislation passed by that House. I take this opportunity to thank hon. Senators for sacrificing your time during the recess and availing yourselves to transact that very urgent and important legislative business. Indeed, your dedication, commitment and sacrifice will play a significant role in making the future of our country better. As indicated in today’s Order Paper, the Motion for adoption of the Joint Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Senate on the nominee for appointment to the position of the Chairperson of the Board of the CBK is scheduled under Order No.8 and debate began yesterday. I urge hon. Senators to fast- track it, debate and conclude the matter. In terms of other legislative businesses that are pending consideration in the Senate, there are 28 Bills, out of which 22 are at the Second Reading Stage, while six are at the Committee of the Whole. Twenty-four Motions are pending conclusion, while 15 Petitions have matured for reporting by respective committees. In addition to this, 188 Statements are pending conclusion by Standing Committees, while 22 Questions are pending. Ten of these have been scheduled for response by respective Cabinet Secretaries on Wednesday 27th, September, 2023. I urge that we all play our part in ensuring that the business of the Senate is dispensed with in a timeous manner. This will require committees to table reports as required in the Standing Orders. Movers of the business scheduled in the Order Paper need to be available to prosecute their business and the individual Members to turn up for both Plenary and Committee meetings. The Party Whips will also be required to mobilize the requisite number of County Delegations for Divisions to be undertaken when due. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at its meeting held on Tuesday, 19th September 2023, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) approved the next set of Questions to be scheduled in the Order Paper for Wednesday, 27th September, 2023. The summary of Questions and Cabinet Secretaries to appear are as follows: - (1) Question No. 11 by the Senator for Laikipia County, Sen. John Kinyua Nderitu, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration concerning the state of security in Laikipia County and the wider North Rift Region. (2) Question No. 12 by the Senator for Laikipia County, Sen. John Kinyua Nderitu, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration concerning the rampant abuse of Ketamine. 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 Services,Senate."
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