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"content": "On the matter of Petitions, hon. Senators will recall that the Standing Orders were amended to have the reports on Petitions debated and adopted. So far, the Senate has considered and adopted eight reports on Petitions. Standing Order No.225 of the Senate Standing Orders provides for follow-up on implementation of the Senate resolutions. I, therefore, urge the Senate Standing Committees to follow up on the same and ensure that the recommendations on the Petitions are acted upon. I also take this opportunity to urge the Standing Committees that are yet to table reports on Petitions to adhere to the timelines provided for in the Standing Orders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as hon. Senators will note from today’s Order Paper, Order Nos.8 and 9 relate to financial matters which have timelines. Additionally, Order Nos.10 and 15 relate to business awaiting division. I, therefore, urge hon. Senators to remain in the Chamber for consideration of the reports of the Standing Committees on Finance and Budget on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) and the divisions scheduled to be undertaken today. On 18th March, 2025, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) 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 the morning sitting of Wednesday, 19th March, 2025, will include the scheduled questions to Cabinet Secretaries as approved by the SBC as well as Motions. The scheduled questions include the following- Question No.008 to the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, on the status of compensation of landowners who granted way-leave for the Lower Gucha Irrigation Development Project by Sen. Eddy Oketch, MP; Question No.009 to the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, on the status of construction of Thwake Dam in Makueni County by Sen. Daniel Maanzo, MP; Question No.002 to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, on the repatriation of Kenyan refugees currently residing in Ethiopia by Sen. Mohamed Said Chute, MP; Question No.024 to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Defence, on the involvement of the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) in internal security matters by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC, MP; Question No.007 to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Cooperatives, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, on the non-payment of terminal use to the employees of the former Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) whose services were terminated in 1999. This question is by Senator Eddy Oketch, MP; and, Question No.042 to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Cooperatives, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development, on the revival of Kimuri Coffee Factory in Kigumo Constituency by Sen. Veronica Maina, Nominated, MP. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the tentative business for the afternoon sitting of Wednesday, 19th March, 2025, will include business not concluded from the Order Paper for 18th March, 2025, and the following businesses– 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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