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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make a Statement on behalf of the Senate Majority Leader on the business of the Senate for the week commencing 10th October, 2023. Pursuant to Standing Order No.57(1), I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 10th October, 2023. Before I proceed with the Statement, I take this opportunity to welcome hon. Senators back to Nairobi City County after an exciting Senate Mashinani week in Turkana County. I believe we have had some time to reflect on the experiences from our stay in Turkana County; and will undoubtedly put in place legislative measures to ensure devolution works not only in Turkana but “ kokote mashinani” . As indicated in today’s Order Paper, we have seven Bills at the Committee of the Whole Stage. The Bills are listed at Orders No.9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15. The prompt consideration of these Bills will be a great milestone in our work as a Senate. Therefore, I urge the respective Movers and Committee Chairpersons who have filed amendments to these Bills to be available in the House to prosecute them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in terms of other legislative business that are pending consideration in the Senate, there are a total of 21 Bills at the Second Reading stage. This includes those that have been scheduled in today’s Order Paper at Orders No.8, 16, 17 and 18. I urge the respective movers of these Bills to be available in the House when the orders are called out. There are 28 Motions pending conclusion, while the number of Petitions that are due for reporting by respective Standing Committees still stands at 18. Additionally, 206 Statements under Standing Orders No.52(1) and 53(1) are pending conclusion by relevant Standing Committees, while 17 Questions are pending, nine of which have been scheduled for response by respective Cabinet Secretaries on Wednesday, 11th October, 2023. I take this opportunity to commend all hon. Senators for work done and every effort made to dispense with business both at committee and plenary sittings. However, we need to put more effort as our in-tray of legislative business as highlighted above, is ever increasing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at its meeting held on Tuesday, 3rd October, 2023, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) approved the next set of Questions to be scheduled in the Order Paper for Wednesday, 11th October, 2023. The set of questions include those that had earlier been deferred due to non-appearance of the relevant Cabinet Secretaries. The summary of the Questions is as follows- (1) Question No.011 to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration by Sen. John Kinyua Nderitu, MP on the state of security in Laikipia County and the wider North Rift region."
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