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"content": "invitations to appear before the Committee. These invitations were to address pending legislative business, including 27 statements and seven petitions. This has slowed the Committee's output. Consequently, the Committee has resolved to summon the Cabinet Secretary to appear before it, initially on 8th May, 2025 and now on 14th May, 2025, to address the aforementioned matters. In addition, written responses have been sought, with some still pending before the National Land Commission (NLC). The Committee is scheduled to meet the Commission on 15th May, 2025, which is on Thursday this week. During the period under review, the Committee considered the Electronic Equipment Disposal, Recycling and Reuse Bill, 2024, a legislative proposal sponsored by Sen. Peris Tobiko, MP. The Committee communicated its resolution to the Speaker on 18th March, 2025, pursuant to Standing Order No.133 (a) of the Senate Standing Orders. The Committee considered and tabled a report on the Environmental Law (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Senate Bills No.23 of 2024) after reviewing written submissions from the National Gender and Equality Commission, the Coast Regional Budget Hub and Casey Walter. The Committee subsequently tabled its report in the Senate on 20th February, 2025. The Committee is currently considering one Bill: the Real Estate Regulation Bill (Senate Bills No.35 of 2023). Previously, it met with the Council of Governors (CoG), the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK), the Estate Agents Registration Board (EARB), the Kenya Alliance of Residence Associations (KARA) and the Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA). The Committee is scheduled to review the submissions and will submit a report on the Bill before the next reporting period. The Natural Resources Benefit Sharing Bill (Senate Bills No.6 of 2022) remains under mediation, with preparations for the first meeting underway. The Committee has nine Petitions submitted to it that are pending consideration. During the reporting period, it managed to review seven petitions and conducted five county visits to Mombasa, Taita Taveta, Kisii, Homa Bay and Busia to further investigate them. These include the Petition concerning recognition of land ownership rights and redress of historical land injustices in Mombasa; the Petition by Marungu residents in Mghange Mwanda Ward, Taita Taveta County; the Petition regarding a land ownership dispute in Mwananchi Settlement Scheme, Mwatate Constituency, Taita Taveta County; the Petition on the Changara Water Pan, a World Bank-funded project in Busia County. The Petition on the delayed allocation of alternative land through resettlement or compensation for ancestral land inundated by the Government of Kenya for Kisii Agricultural Institute and Kisii Farmers Training Centre. The Committee aims to complete the remaining pending Petitions by the next reporting period as it continues to seek responses from relevant stakeholders. Cumulatively, the Committee has received 173 statements, of which, 113 have been concluded and 60 remain pending. This translates to a completion rate of 65 per cent. The committee is still awaiting responses on some statements. 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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