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    "id": 1523893,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.57(1) to hereby present the business for the week that commences Tuesday, 11th March, 2025. Allow me to give the status of legislative business pending before the Senate then I will make this presentation. There are 55 Bills, of which 43 are at the Second Reading Stage and 12 are at the Committee of the Whole. We have 31 Motions pending conclusion and 25 Petitions are pending conclusion, out of which 17 are due for reporting by the respective Standing Committees. We have 523 Statements pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) pending conclusion. On Tuesday, 11th March, 2025, the Senate Business Committee will meet to consider the business for the week. The tentative business for that day will include business not concluded from today’s Order Paper as well as the business indicated in the Notice Paper. The tentative business for morning sitting on Wednesday, 12th March, 2025, will include schedule of questions to the various Cabinet Secretaries as business that will have been approved by the Senate Business Committee on Tuesday and Motions as well. There are questions to the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Defence by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC. There are two questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation by Sen. Oketch Gicheru and Sen. Maanzo. I hope Sen. Sifuna will be in the House to meet his constituent who he says he has never met. There are also questions to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development by Sen. (Dr.) Murango. The tentative business on Wednesday, 12th March, 2025, will include business not concluded from the Order Paper for Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 and the following Bills. It will have Bills at the Second Reading Stage which is the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 27 of 2024); the Sport (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 33 of 2024); and the County Wards (Equitable Development) Bill (Senate Bills No. 20 of 2024. There are also the Committee of the Whole Bills which includes the Early Childhood Education (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 54 of 2023); the Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 42 of 2023); the County Public Finance Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 39 of 2023); the County Governments Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 2 of 2024); the County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 34 of 2023); the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill (Senate Bills No.41 of 2023); the Local Content Bill (Senate Bills No. 50 of 2023); the Land (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.40 of 2022); and the Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.53 of 2023). The projected business for Thursday, 13th March, 2025, will include business not concluded in the Order Paper for Wednesday, 12th March, 2025, and any other business scheduled by the Senate Business Committee. 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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