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    "content": "I urge the Standing Committees to redouble their efforts, conclude on the Petitions, within the coming days, and table reports thereon as provided in the Standing Orders. On the matter of Statements, 218 Statements are pending conclusion by respective Standing Committees. I urge the Committees to expeditiously consider the Statements before them and to table reports pursuant to the Standing Orders. I also urge that Committee Chairpersons use Standing Order No. 56 (1) to update the House on the progress of Statements or other business before the Committee. At the meeting of the Senate Business Committee held on 17th October, 2023, the Committee approved the next set of Questions to be scheduled in the Order Paper for Wednesday, 1st November, 2023 (Morning Sitting). You will note that these are the same questions that had been scheduled for yesterday, Wednesday, 18th October, 2023. The summary of the Questions is as follows- (1) Question No.18 by Sen. James Lomenen, MP, to the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on the inaction of the Kenyan Government to hasten the release of the Turkana pastoralists arrested in Uganda. (2) Question No.19 by Sen. George Mbugua, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health concerning accessibility of health facilities and services to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). (3) Question No.41 by Sen. James Murango, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management, concerning the categorization of Mwea Constituency as a hardship area; and (5) Question No.63 by Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, MP, to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health, on the status of completion of the construction project for the Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital. At its meeting held on 17th October, 2023, the Senate Business Committee deliberated on the matter of non-appearance of Cabinet Secretaries to respond to Questions and resolved that the matter be brought to the attention of His Excellency the President. Cabinet Secretaries who fail, without reasonable cause, to appear before the Senate will be censured pursuant to Standing Order 51D. In the meantime, my office will continue engaging the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary whose docket of"
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