12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, hon. Members are asking where the schedule is. It is at the back of the Order Paper.
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, the proposed calendar was adopted by the House Business Committee (HBC) on 11th February, 2014. Hon. Members should look at it; it is informed by the following reasons: the Budget process and the passage of legislation with constitutional timelines.
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
Sorry; it is in 2015. The House Business Committee met yesterday, 11th February, 2015. It is also important to note that it is now a requirement that the calendar of this House be approved by this House. It is then gazetted for the Kenyan public to see. Therefore, there are three issues that informed the drawing up of this calendar. These are the Budget process, the passage of legislation with a constitutional timeline and the approval of other legislative business. Hon. Deputy Speaker, regarding the Budget process, it normally falls on the first part of the Session, which is between ...
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, this will pave way for the introduction of the Appropriations Bill, 2015, which should be passed by the House on or before 26th June, 2015. The other thing is the passage of legislation with constitutional deadlines, or timelines. We have three of these Bills that we should have passed last year and for 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.
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
which we extended the deadline to 27th May, 2015. These are the Public Audit Bill, 2014, the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2014 and the law actualising Article 47 of the Constitution, whose Bill is not yet even published. On the same note, this year, which is the fifth year following the promulgation of our Constitution, Parliament ought to enact legislation covering the following subjects by 27th August, 2015. These include community land in accordance with Article 63 of the Constitution, regulation of land use and property which is in accordance with Article 66, agreements relating to natural resources ...
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
The consultations are too loud, especially on this side, hon. Deputy Speaker.
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
It is true. The other side is very attentive.
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am just concluding. I urge the House that because of the tight deadlines especially those related to the Budget and constitutional Bills, it has not been possible to synchronise the recess period with school holidays as is the desire of most Members.
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12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
However, the short recess will bridge this gap to ensure that those of us with young families are able to bond with our school-going children. I request the House to approve this calendar for onward transmission to the public through gazettement. I beg to move and request hon. David Were, who is a member of the House Business Committee, to second.
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10 Feb 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Kajiado South, whom I have the honour and the privilege to represent in this House, I also take this opportunity to convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of the late hon. Muchai and the families of his three aides; the driver and the two security guards because of that very unfortunate and untimely death. As my colleagues have said, security of the Members of Parliament needs to be up- scaled and relooked. Specifically, it is high time the bodyguards guarding Members of Parliament are ...
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