{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=154367","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=154365","results":[{"id":1561852,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561852/?format=json","text_counter":28,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Members, pursuant to the provision of Standing Order 41(4), I wish to report to the House that I have received four (4) Messages from the Senate regarding the passage of the following three (3) Senate Bills and one (1) National Assembly Bill— 1. The Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2023). 2. The County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.34 of 2023). 3. The County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill (Senate Bill No.14 of 2024). 4. The National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.24 of 2023). The first Message conveys that on Wednesday, 9th April 2025, the Senate considered and agreed to the National Assembly amendments to the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2023). You will recall that on Thursday, 16th January 2025, this House passed the said Bill with amendments, following which I referred the Schedule of the National Assembly amendments to the Senate for consideration in accordance with Article 110(4) of the Constitution. The concurrence of the Senate with the National Assembly on the Bill, therefore, concludes its bicameral consideration under Article 110 of the Constitution. The second Message conveys that on Tuesday, 15th April 2025, the Senate considered and passed the County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.34 of 2023) with amendments. The Bill seeks to amend the County Assembly Services Act to provide for the procedure for removal of a Member of the County Assembly Service Board and to establish a fair process for suspending a Clerk of a county assembly, among other provisions. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1561853,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561853/?format=json","text_counter":29,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The third Message conveys that on Tuesday, 15th April 2025, the Senate considered and passed the County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill (Senate Bill No.14 of 2024) with amendments. The Bill seeks to provide for the establishment of a contributory pension scheme for members and staff of county assemblies. The Bill further establishes the county assemblies Pensions Fund for the payment or granting of pensions or retirement benefits to Members and staff of County Assemblies, and to provide for other related matters. The fourth Message conveys that on Tuesday, 15th April 2025, the Senate considered and passed the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.24 of 2023) with amendments. In this regard, the Senate now seeks the National Assembly’s reconsideration of the Bill in accordance with the provisions of Article 112 of the Constitution. Having passed the two (2) Senate Bills, the Senate now seeks the concurrence of the National Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 110(4) of the Constitution. With regard to the two (2) Senate Bills, you will note that the Standing Orders require the Speaker to cause a Bill received from the Senate to be read a First time upon conveyance of its Message to the House. In view of this, and noting that the House will proceed on recess at the rise of today’s Sitting, I direct the Clerk to schedule the two (2) Senate Bills in the Order Paper for First Reading when the House resumes. In as much as I have directed the Bills to be read a First Time, close attention should be paid to the County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill (Senate Bill No.14 of 2024) in line with the provisions of Article 94(5) and (14) of the Constitution on the introduction of Money Bills and consideration of Money Bills, respectively. The relevant Committee is, therefore, urged to take note of the constitutional provisions while considering the Bill. Thereafter, the Bills will stand committed to the following Committees for consideration— 1. The County Assemblies Services (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.34 of 2023) to the Departmental Committee on Labour. 2. The County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill (Senate Bill No.14 of 2024) to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. With respect to the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.24 of 2023), the Message and the Schedule of Senate amendments to the Bill are hereby referred to the Departmental Committee on Regional Development for consideration and reporting. I also direct the Clerk to circulate the Schedule of the Senate amendments to the Bill to all Members. The Committees to which the Bills have been referred are encouraged to prioritise their consideration and submit their reports as soon as is practicable to enable the House to proceed with the necessary next steps on the Bills. The House is accordingly guided. Next Order."},{"id":1561854,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561854/?format=json","text_counter":30,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" On a point of order, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1561855,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561855/?format=json","text_counter":31,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Who has a point of order? Yes, Leader of the Minority Party. You may proceed from your usual position."},{"id":1561856,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561856/?format=json","text_counter":32,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, in line with the communication you have just delivered, the matter concerning the origination of Bills has been conclusively settled, both in the Constitution and in the Supreme Court judgment. As is evident, the County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill is a money Bill. It cannot, under any circumstances, originate from the Senate. This spectacle we have entertained for the past eleven years must come to an end. I seek your indulgence that the Bill ought not to proceed to First Reading as it does not originate from this House. That Bill should be rejected. If we want to help the county The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1561857,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561857/?format=json","text_counter":33,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":"assemblies to get their pensions, then a Member of this House can present that Bill for the First Reading. We must follow the Constitution and the judgement of the Supreme Court. If we allow this County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill to be presented by the Senate now, it will become a norm. They will think that they start generating Money Bills. Tomorrow you will hear of another and another. We must now put malpractices to an end."},{"id":1561858,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561858/?format=json","text_counter":34,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Suna East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Junet Mohamed","speaker":null,"content":"There was a man who was sleeping under a tree. As he was sleeping, a snake passed between his nose and chin, but never bit him. He started making noise in the village, telling everyone how he had survived by a whisker. He was asked, “If the snake has not bitten you, why are you making noise?” He said, “I am fearing the snake will make that place his road and that every time I am sleeping it will be passing there going to somewhere else.” This business of these Money Bills must come to an end. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1561859,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561859/?format=json","text_counter":35,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Yes, Hassan. Is it on the same issue?"},{"id":1561860,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561860/?format=json","text_counter":36,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kamukunji, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Yusuf Hassan","speaker":{"id":398,"legal_name":"Yusuf Hassan Abdi","slug":"yusuf-hassan-abdi"},"content":" No, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to seek clarification on the first statement that you read on the National…"},{"id":1561861,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561861/?format=json","text_counter":37,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Can I dispose of this one first?"}]}