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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": "Further, Standing Order No.162 provides for the framework for co-sponsorship of Senate Bills in the National Assembly. Standing Order No. I62(1) and (2) state as follows– “(1) A Senator who intends to nominate a Member or Members of the National Assembly to co-sponsor a Bill passed by the Senate, shall upon passage of the Bill, notify the Speaker in writing of the name or names of the proposed co-sponsors. (2) The National Assembly shall be notified of the proposed co-sponsorship through the message referring the Bill to the National Assembly under Standing Order 161(1) (Referral of Senate Bills to the National Assembly).” A similar provision has been made in the National Assembly relating to Bills originating from the National Assembly to the Senate, at Standing Order No.142 of the National Assembly Standing Orders. Implementation of the framework referred to above is ongoing. This can be evidenced by a number of Bills that have been co-sponsored in both the Senate and the National Assembly. The Bills that have so far been co-sponsored in both Houses include the following– (1) The Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bills No.5 of 2023) was sponsored by Sen. Beth Syengo, MP, and co-sponsored by Hon. Mary Emaase, MP, in the National Assembly. (2) The County Licensing (Uniform Procedure) Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2022) sponsored by Sen. Mariam Sheikh Omar, MP, and co-sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly. (3) The Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bills No.13 of 2022) sponsored by Sen. Enoch Kiio Wambua, MP, and co-sponsored by Hon. Paul Musyimi Nzengu, MP, in the National Assembly. (4) The Startup Bill (Senate Bills No.14 of 2022) sponsored by Sen. Crystal Asige, MP, and co-sponsored by Hon. Irene Mayaka, MP, in the National Assembly. (5) The Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No.7 of 2023) sponsored by Sen. Crystal Asige, MP, and co-sponsored by Hon. Millie Odhiambo, MP, in the National Assembly. (6) The Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2023) sponsored by Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar, MP, and Sen. Crystal Asige, MP and co-sponsored by Hon. Millie Odhiambo, MP, in the National Assembly. (7) The Agricultural and Livestock Extension Services Bill (Senate Bills No.12 of 2022) sponsored by Sen. Maureen Tabitha Mutinda, MP, and co-sponsored by Hon. (Dr.) John Kanyuithia Mutunga, MP, in the National Assembly. (8) The Care and Protection of Child Parents Bill (Senate Bills No.29 of 2023) sponsored by Sen. Miraj Abdilllahi Abdulrahman and co-sponsored by Hon. Beatrice Kemei, MP, in the National Assembly. (9) The Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bills No.34 of 2022) sponsored by Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe, MP, and co-sponsored by Sen. David W. Wafula, MP, in the Senate. 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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