Mercy Chebeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: 1. This Act may be cited as the County Licensing (Uniform Commencement. Procedures) Act, 2021 and shall come into operation upon the expiry of six months from the date of assent of this Act. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No.148, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report progress on its consideration of the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill (Senate Bills No.32 of 2020) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Sen. Kasanga to second. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Aug 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, on behalf of Sen. Halake, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the status of Kwa Muhu Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resettlement farm in Kanjuiri Ward, Olkalou, Nyandarua County. In the Statement, the committee should- (1) Inform the Senate on the status of ownership, acreage, infrastructure and amenities provided, if any, for the internally displaced persons at the Kwa Muhu Farm. (2) Apprise the Senate on the status of the court injunction on the aforementioned farm, stating the reasons for the ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill (Senate Bills No. 32 of 2020) be now read a Second Time. The principle object of this Bill is to put in place uniform procedures for licensing of various activities in the counties. You realize that one of the ways that county governments generate revenue is through the issuance of licenses for various activities related to the functions of county governments. However, you also realize that we have 47 county governments. It means that we have different licensing procedures in these governments. It ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hope now you can hear me. As I was saying, this is a very important Bill that seeks to create certainty when it comes to licensing procedures at the county governments so that we have one that cuts across the various counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to now go to the salient provisions of this Bill. At the outset, the Bill proposes to set out general duties for licensing authorities which includes providing for mechanisms for simultaneous applications for more than one license. It means that one can apply for the ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: losing so much time and it is not good for any business. Yesterday we were looking at the Start-Up Bill. We realized that there is so much time wastage. This Bill seeks to ensure that licensing authorities stick to the very timelines set out in this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 6 of the Bill provides for the duties and obligations of the county government in exercise of their power to issue licenses. These duties include protecting the rights of consumers in respective counties. This means that as the licensee is proceeding with their business, consumer rights are protected. ... view