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"content": "during this period as it concluded and tabled reports on all the six Petitions committed to the Committee in the Second Session. Mr. Speaker, Sir, 29 Statements were ongoing from the previous reporting period and 12 Statements were sought from the Committee during the current period. The Committee considered and concluded four of them and is currently considering the remaining ones. The Committee considered the six Statements, through physical meetings with stakeholders and the respective Senators who made the requests. While in other instances, the Committee admitted written submissions and shared responses with the respective Senators. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee received a response of the Statement sought by Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, on the implementation of the Report on a Petition on alleged fraud by First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency Limited and shared it with the Senator. This is a matter that the Committee is still actively pursuing. The Committee is currently sending out reminder letters on its pending Statements and has scheduled meetings on the some of them as follows- (a) On Thursday, 25th April, 2024, the Committee will meet with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and the management of the Kenya National Union of Special Needs Education Teachers (KUSNET) on the Statement sought by Sen. Crystal Asige, MP, regarding the registration of teachers with disability by KUSNET. (b) On Tuesday, 30th April, 2024, the Committee will meet with the National Treasury on the Statement regarding the payment of one-off honorarium for former councillors by Sen. Enock Wambua, MP and the Statement regarding the delayed payment of the Kenya Railways pensions by Sen. Mwaruma Johnes, MP. (c) On Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, the Committee will meet with the management of the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya (NFDK) on the legal structure and operations of the Fund. (d) On Thursday, 7th May, 2024, the Committee will meet the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports on the various Statements before the Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee has considered the following proposals and recommended them for publication- (i)The Labour Relations (Amendment) Bill, 2024 by Sen. Eddy Oketch, MP. (ii)The Labour Relations (Amendment) Bill, 2024 by Sen. Miraj Abdirahman, MP. (iii)The Sports (Amendment) Bill, 2024 by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, MP and Sen. Raphael Chimera, MP. On Bills, during this reporting period, the Committee considered the Gambling Control Bill (National Assembly Bills No.70 of 2023) and tabled reports on the Bill. The Committee also considered the Public Service (Values and Principles) (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.46 of 2022) and tabled its report on the same. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee is scheduled to hold various stakeholder engagements including with the Ministry of Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management, the State Department of Gender, the State Department of Social Protection 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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