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Thirteenth Parliament

Second Session (No. 036) (500)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (SECOND SESSION)

THE SENATE

ORDER PAPER

AFTERNOON SITTING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 03, 2023 AT 2.30 PM

PRAYER

1. Administration of Oath
2. Communication from the Chair
3. Messages
4. Petitions (as listed in the Appendix)
5. Papers (as listed in the Appendix)
6. Notices of Motion
7. Questions and Statements (as listed in the Appendix)
8. **THE EQUALIZATION FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (SENATE BILLS

NO. 3 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Finance and Budget)

(Second Reading)

(Resumption of debate interrupted on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023) (Division)

9. MOTION - ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON DELEGATED LEGISLATION ON ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE

STATUTORY

INSTRUMENTS

(EXEMPTION

FROM

EXPIRY)

REGULATIONS, 2022

(The Chairperson, Select Committee on Delegated Legislation)

THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Statutory Instruments (Exemption from Expiry) Regulations, 2022, laid on the Table of the Senate

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on Tuesday, 28th March, 2023; and that pursuant to Section 18 of the Statutory Instruments Act, resolves to annul in its entirety, the Statutory Instruments (Exemption from Expiry) Regulations Legal Notice No. 217 of 2022. (Resumption of debate interrupted on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023) (Division)

10. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

*THE PARLIAMENTARY POWERS AND PRIVILEGES (AMENDMENT) BILL

(SENATE BILLS NO. 5 OF 2022)

(Sen. Danson Mungatana, MP)

11. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

*THE COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BILL

(SENATE BILLS NO. 3 OF 2022)

(Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP)

12. MOTION - ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE

ON DEVOLUTION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ON A

STATEMENT

SOUGHT

ON

THE

RELOCATION

OF

NATIONAL

GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FROM CHUKA TOWN TO

KATHWANA COUNTY HEADQUARTERS, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY.

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations)

THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on a Statement sought on the relocation of National Government administrative services from Chuka town to Kathwana County Headquarters, Tharaka Nithi County laid on the Table of the Senate, on Wednesday 19th April, 2023.

13. *THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 4 OF

2023) (Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar, MP and Sen. Crystal Asige, MP)

(Second Reading)

14.

*THE COTTON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 5

OF 2023)

(Sen. Beth Syengo, MP) (Second Reading)

15. *THE COUNTY BOUNDARIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 6 OF 2023)

(Sen. Moses Kajwang’ MP)

(Second Reading)

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16. *THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 7 OF

2023)

(Sen. Crystal Asige, MP)

(Second Reading)

17. *THE HERITAGE AND MUSEUMS BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 8 OF 2023)

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare)

(Second Reading)

18. MOTION – INSTITUTION OF MEASURES TO CURB INCESSANT HIGH

ELECTRICITY COSTS IN KENYA

(Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP)

THAT, AWARE THAT energy is an essential factor of production and its total consumption is a major determinant of performance of the economy with its cost and reliability spurring or stifling economic growth;

FURTHER AWARE THAT there has been a significant growth in the demand for electricity in Kenya driven by economic growth and increased efforts towards rural electrification while the supply has been constrained due to, among other factors, the overreliance on hydro-electric power generating plants that have been negatively impacted by perennial drought experienced in the country;

NOTING THAT the imbalance in the demand and supply of power coupled with payments by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) for produced power not consumed and fluctuation in the foreign exchange rates contribute to the high cost of electricity;

APPRECIATING THAT Kenya has made strides in diversifying its power sources with geothermal plants, offering tremendous potential for zero- carbon source of power, already producing nearly one (1) Gigawatt (GW) of power;

CONCERNED THAT private power generating companies popularly referred to as Independent Power Producers (IPPs) only supply 28% of power to KPLC but account for 47% of power purchase costs calling for the need to enhance energy management in Kenya;

NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that the:

a) Standing Committee on Energy to undertake an inquiry into: -

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i. Contracts signed by IPPs, detailing the cost, capacity and duration of the contractual agreements and their implications on affordability of electricity in the country;

ii. Discrepancy in the cost of electricity sold to Kenya Power by KenGen, imports from Ethiopia and IPPs; and

iii. The diversion of the electricity generated by Lake Turkana Wind Power to the national grid, bypassing the inadequately supplied northern frontier counties of Marsabit and Samburu.

b) Ministry of Energy to come up with a policy framework aimed at:-

i. Lowering the cost of electricity as a way of addressing the high cost of living; and

ii. Enhancing clean energy by switching to renewable sources of energy such as geothermal power, wind energy, among others as a way of reducing the carbon footprint.

19. MOTION - DROUGHT MITIGATION PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(Sen. Enoch Wambua, MP)

AWARE THAT, Kenya is experiencing the most intense, severe and alarming drought in forty (40) years, as a result of the failure of four consecutive rainy seasons, affecting more than twenty (20) counties in arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL);

FURTHER AWARE THAT, more than 4.2 million people representing 24% of the ASAL population are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, with about 2.7 million in crisis phase and 785,000 people in emergency state;

NOTING THAT, the national and county governments, both local and international development partners and philanthropists have made attempts to respond to the dire situation occasioned by the severe drought;

CONCERNED THAT, thousands of children did not attend school during the third term of the academic year 2022 and beginning of 2023 as a result of the ongoing drought;

NOW THEREFORE, the Senate urges: -

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1. the Ministry of East African Community (EAC), the ASALs and

Regional Development to develop immediate and long-term interventions to alleviate the ravaging effects of drought and hunger periodically affecting the country and more severely the ASAL areas;

2. the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the Council of

Governors, to establish modalities to ensure no learners are sent away from schools due to lack of school fees to ensure that children from vulnerable families have access to education; and

3. the Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the Council of

Governors to implement effective school feeding programmes to ensure that children from vulnerable families in drought-hit region have access to at least one hot meal per day and that no child misses’ class due to lack of food.

20. MOTION – BAN ON THE CULTIVATION OF EUCALYPTUS TREES ON

RIPARIAN LANDS

(Sen. James Kamau Murango, MP)

THAT, AWARE THAT the Constitution of Kenya acknowledges the Nation’s respect for the environment and obligates the State to eliminate processes and activities that are likely to endanger it;

FURTHER AWARE THAT there has been extensive cultivation of eucalyptus trees in Kenya owing to their rapid growth, high biomass yield, and adaptability to a wide range of climatic regimes and soil types;

CONCERNED THAT eucalyptus trees require high amounts of water through their growth, have deep root systems that extract water from the soil at a rapid rate and their cultivation on riparian land depletes the water in the riparian ecosystem, often resulting in the drying up of streams, aggravating the effects of climate change, particularly the infrequent and insufficient rainfall currently being experienced in the country;

NOW THEREFORE the Senate urges the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry in coordination with the National Environment Management Authority to:

i. develop and implement a policy framework to guide the cultivation of eucalyptus trees with the aim of mitigating their adverse effect on the environment; and

ii. undertake a systematic nation-wide removal program for eucalyptus tree cultivations on riparian lands.

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21. MOTION - INCORPORATION OF INTELLIGENT WATER MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS IN BUILDING PLANS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

(Sen. Wahome Wamatinga, MP)

THAT, AWARE THAT water is an essential yet scarce resource whose demand is increasing rapidly due to population growth, urbanization, and industrialization, and whose wastage has become an issue that needs to be addressed urgently owing to Kenya’s vulnerability to climate change;

NOTING THAT there is a growth in the number of buildings coming up to accommodate the rapidly growing population thereby posing a challenge to water management;

APPRECIATING THAT the incorporation of water management systems in building plans include a variety of techniques and technologies such as rainwater harvesting, waste water recycling, low-flow plumbing, and sensor systems that detect leaks and (de)activate water flow when necessary thereby optimizing the use of water by eliminating water overexploitation, waste water management, and pollution;

NOW THEREFORE the Senate urges the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development in coordination with the Council of Governors and the National Environment Management Authority to:

i. incorporate into the building code and standards a requirement for intelligent water management systems in all building plans; and

ii. undertake a systematic nation-wide renovation to government- owned buildings to incorporate water management systems.

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NOTICE

The Senate resolved on 15th February, 2023 as follows:-

THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 111 (1), the Senate resolves that debate on a Motion not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or a Committee shall be limited in the following manner:-

A maximum of three hours with not more than twenty minutes for the Mover, twenty minutes for the Majority Party official responder, twenty minutes for the Minority Party official responder and fifteen minutes for each other Senator speaking; and further that fifteen minutes before the time expires, the Mover shall be called upon to reply.

KEY

****- Denotes a Majority /Minority Party Bill

***- Denotes a National Assembly Bill

**- Denotes a Committee Bill

*- Denotes any other Bill

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENTS

A. *THE PARLIAMENTARY POWERS AND PRIVILEGES (AMENDMENT) BILL

(SENATE BILLS NO. 5 OF 2022)

(Sen. Danson Mungatana, MP)

NOTICE is given that the Chairperson, Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, intends to move the following amendments to the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2022) at the Committee Stage —

CLAUSE 2

THAT clause 2 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “The Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Act, hereinafter referred to as” at the beginning of the introductory clause.

INSERTION OF NEW CLAUSE 3A

THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 3 –

3A. Section 16 of the principal Act is amended in paragraph (d) by deleting the expression “38” appearing immediately after the words “under section” and substituting therefor the expression “37”.

CLAUSE 4

THAT clause 4 of the Bill be amended – (a) in the introductory clause by deleting the words “Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act hereinafter referred to as the” appearing immediately after the word “The”; (b) by deleting the proposed new section 23A and substituting therefor the following new section – 23A. In this Part, “responsible officer” means – (a) a Cabinet Secretary; (b) a county governor; (c) the chairperson of a commission established under the Constitution; (d) the Auditor-General; …………………./Notice of Amendments

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(e) the Controller of Budget; (f) the chairperson and the accounting officer of a corporate body; and (g) a public officer to whom a resolution or report of a House or a Committee of Parliament is submitted in accordance with this Act. (c) in the proposed new section 23C – (i) by renumbering the existing provision as subsection (1); and (ii) inserting the following new subsection immediately after the new subsection (1)– (2) A person liable for an offence under subsection (1) shall be personally liable for the fine and public funds shall not be used to pay such a fine.

B. *THE COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BILL (SENATE

BILLS NO. 3 OF 2022)

(Sen. Moses Kajwang’, MP) NOTICE is hereby given that the Chairperson, Standing Committee on Education, intends to move the following amendments to the County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2022), at the Committee Stage –

CLAUSE 4

THAT clause 4 of the Bill be amended –

(a) by deleting paragraph (l);

(b) by deleting paragraph (m) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph–

(m) development and implementation of a national qualifications framework to provide for progression, recognition and equation of qualifications, credit transfers and exemptions with respect to vocational education and training in counties; and

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CLAUSE 5

THAT clause 5 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (e) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “development of vocational”.

CLAUSE 6

THAT clause 6 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of a vocational”;

(b) in the introductory clause by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “establish a vocational”;

(c) in paragraph (b) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “at the vocational”; and

(d) in paragraph (d) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “in the vocational”.

CLAUSE 7

THAT clause 7 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by –

(a) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “adequate vocational” in paragraph (b);

(b) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “county vocational” in paragraph (c);

(d) conduct training and capacity building programmes targeting centre managers, trainers and staff of vocational training centres that provide vocational education and training to trainees with disabilities; (d) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “public vocational” in paragraph (e).

HEADING TO PART II

The Bill is amended in the heading to Part II by deleting the words “EDUCATION AND” appearing immediately after the words “OF VOCATIONAL”.

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CLAUSE 8

THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 8 and substituting therefor the following new clause –

Categories of vocational training centres.

8. Vocational training centres shall be categorised

as — (a) public vocational training centres; or (b) private vocational training centres.

CLAUSE 9

THAT clause 9 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “county vocational”; and

(b) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “such vocational”.

CLAUSE 10

THAT clause 10 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in subclause (1) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “public vocational”;

(b) in subclause (2) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “administered in the vocational”;

(3) A sponsor shall not compromise the implementation of any law applicable to the respective vocational training centre or the professional standards and ethics of instructions in a vocational training centre.

(d) by deleting subclause (4) and substituting therefor the following new subclause –

(4) Notwithstanding the fact that the sponsor of a vocational training centre is a faith based institution, the curriculum in the training centre shall be secular.

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CLAUSE 11

THAT clause 11 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by –

(a) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “licensed vocational” in paragraph (b);

(b) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “vocational” in paragraph (c);

(d) inserting the word “vocational” immediately after the words “learners in all” in paragraph (e);

(e) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (e) –

(ea) instructors and trainers in vocational training centres;

(f) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the word “vocational” in paragraph (f).

CLAUSE 12

THAT clause 12 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “registration of vocational”;

(b) in the introductory clause by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “a private vocational”;

(d) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “operate a vocational” in paragraph (b).

CLAUSE 13

THAT clause 13 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “licensing of vocational”; and

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(b) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “licensing of”.

CLAUSE 14

THAT clause 14 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “relation to a vocational”;

(b) in the introductory clause by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “establishing a vocational”;

(d) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “staff of the vocational” in paragraph (d); and

(e) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the word “vocational” in paragraph (e).

CLAUSE 15

THAT clause 15 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “licenced vocational”;

CLAUSE 16

THAT clause 16 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by –

(a) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “deregister a vocational”;

(b) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “the vocational” in paragraph (a);

(d) deleting paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph –

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CLAUSE 17

THAT clause 17 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “deregistering a vocational”.

CLAUSE 18

THAT clause 18 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “closure of a vocational”; and

(b) in subclause (1) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “down a vocational”.

(i) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “close down a vocational” in the introductory clause;

(ii) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “down the vocational” in paragraph (a);

(iii) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “in the vocational” in paragraph (b)(ii);

(iv) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “against the vocational” in paragraph (b)(iii); and

(d) in subclause (3) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “close down a vocational” in the introductory clause.

HEADING TO PART III

The Bill is amended in the heading to Part III by deleting the words “EDUCATION AND” appearing immediately after the words “MANAGEMENT OF VOCATIONAL”.

CLAUSE 21

THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 21 and substituting therefor the following new clause –

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Board of Manage ment.

21. (1) There is established in each vocational

training centre, a Board to be known as the Board of Management.

(2) The Board shall comprise —

(a) a chairperson; (b) a representative of the county government in the respective county within which the institution is located; (c) a representative of cabinet secretary in the county; (d) one representative of the teaching staff elected by trainers in the training centre; (e) one representative of the non-teaching staff elected by the non-teaching staff in the training centre; (f) one person nominated by parents to represent parents of the trainees in the centre; (g) two persons appointed on the basis of their knowledge and experience in — (i) leadership and management; (ii) financial management; (iii) technology; (iv) industry; (v) engineering; or (vi) information communication technology. (h) the centre manager or the head of the vocational training centre who shall be an ex officio member and the secretary to the Board.

(3) The county executive committee member shall appoint the persons nominated to the Board by a notice in the gazette.

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(4) The members of the Board shall have a minimum qualification of post secondary education.

(5) In appointing the members under subsection (2), the county executive committee member shall take into account the need to ensure gender and ethnic representation.

CLAUSE 22

THAT clause 22 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in paragraph (a) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “in the vocational”;

(b) in paragraph (b) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of the vocational”;

(c) in paragraph (c) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “programmes in the vocational”;

(d) in paragraph (e) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “for the vocational”;

(e) in paragraph (f) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “from the vocational”;

(f) in paragraph (g) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “expenditure for the vocational”;

(g) in paragraph (h) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “behalf of the vocational”;

(e) by deleting paragraph (i) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph –

(i) receive, on behalf of the vocational training centre, fees, grants, donations, bequests or other moneys and to make disbursements on behalf of the vocational training centre; and

(h) in paragraph (j) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of the vocational”.

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CLAUSE 27

THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 27 and substituting therefor the following new clause –

27. The Board shall submit an annual report on the management of

a vocational training centre to the county executive committee member and the Authority.

CLAUSE 28

THAT clause 28 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the introductory clause by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “Every vocational”;

(b) in paragraph (a) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “attended the vocational”;

(d) in paragraph (c) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “at the vocational”; and

(e) in paragraph (d) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of a vocational”.

CLAUSE 29

THAT clause 29 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in subclause (1) by –

(i) deleting the introductory clause and substituting therefor the following introductory clause –

(1) A vocational training centre shall not employ a centre manager or a trainer unless that person–

(ii) deleting the word “principal” appearing immediately after the words “case of a” in paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the words “centre manager”; and

(iii) inserting the words “Technical and” immediately after the words “trainer under the” in paragraph (a).

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(b) by deleting subclause (2) and substituting therefor the following new subclauses –

(2) Each county government shall be responsible for the recruitment and remuneration of centre managers and trainers of public vocational training centres within the county.

(3) Each county assembly shall appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure the recruitment of adequate trainers to serve in vocational training centres in the county.

CLAUSE 30

THAT clause 30 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “licensed vocational”.

CLAUSE 31

THAT clause 31 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in subclause (1) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “A vocational”;

(b) in subclause (2) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “A vocational”;

(i) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “training, a vocational” in the introductory clause;

(ii) deleting the word “training” appearing immediately after the words “follow the” in paragraph (d) and substituting therefor the word “qualification”; and

(d) in subclause (4) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “A vocational”.

CLAUSE 34

THAT clause 34 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in the marginal note by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “Existing vocational”; and

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(b) in subclause (1) by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “registered as a vocational”.

CLAUSE 38

THAT clause 38 of the Bill be amended –

(a) in subclause (1) by inserting the words “in consultation with the respective county executive committee members” appearing immediately after the words “The Cabinet Secretary”; and

(b) in subclause (2) by –

(i) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “applying to all vocational” in the introductory clause;

(ii) deleting the word “education” appearing immediately after the words “a registered vocational” in paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the word “training”;

(iii) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of a vocational” in paragraph (b);

(iv) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of registered vocational” in paragraph (d); and

(v) deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “by a vocational” in paragraph (e).

CLAUSE 2

THAT clause 2 of the Bill be amended –

(a) by deleting the definition of the words “integrated vocational education and training centre” and substituting therefor the following new definition —

“integrated vocational training centre” means a vocational training centre designed to accommodate and provide courses and training suitable for the needs of a trainee with disability or special needs;

(b) by deleting the definition of the word “principal;

(c) by deleting the definition of the words “private vocational education and training centre” and substituting therefor the following new definition —

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“private vocational training centre” means a vocational training centre established, owned or operated by a private person;

(d) by deleting the definition of the words “public vocational education and training centre” and substituting therefor the following new definition —

“public vocational training centre” means a vocational training centre established, owned or operated by a county government and includes a sponsored vocational training centre;

(e) by deleting the definition of the words “trainee with disability”;

(f) in the definition of the word “Board” by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “public vocational”;

(g) in the definition of the word “curriculum” by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “in a vocational”;

(h) in the definition of the word “sponsor” by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “of a vocational”;

(i) in the definition of the word “trainee” by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “in a vocational”;

(j) in the definition of the words “vocational education and training” by deleting the words “education and” appearing immediately after the words “in a vocational”;

(k) inserting the following new definitions in their proper alphabetical sequence—

“centre manager” means the administrator of a vocational training centre who is responsible for the implementation of policy guidelines and professional practice in the training centre;

“learner with disability” means a learner whose mental characteristics, sensory abilities, physical characteristics, emotional and social adjustment or communication abilities are impaired and includes a learner who suffers from long term disability which has a substantial or long-term effect on an individual’s ability to carry out ordinary day-to-day activities including learning growth and development;

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No. 29 of 2013.

“trainer” means a person who is licensed and registered as a trainer under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Act;

“vocational training center” means an institution providing training leading to the award of a certificate up to the level of artisan.

CLAUSE 1

THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 1 and substituting therefor the following new clause –

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Vocational

Training Act, 2022.

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APPENDIX

1. PETITION

Petition to the Senate by Nayan Savla concerning delay in incorporation of the Victim Protection Board under the Victim Protection Act.

(The Speaker of the Senate)

2. PAPERS

i.) Report of the Standing Committee on Education on its consideration of the Learners With Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2023).

(The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Education)

ii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Homa Bay County Executive Car Loan and Mortgage (Members) Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

iii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Homa Bay County Alcoholics Control Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

iv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Municipality of Homa Bay County Emergency Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

v.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of County Revenue Fund of the County Government of Homa Bay.for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

vi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kajiado County Education Bursary Grants and Scholarship Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

vii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kajiado Alcoholic Drinks Control for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

viii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Executive of Narok for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

ix.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Narok County Assembly for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

x.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Narok County Assembly for Car Loans, Grants and Mortgages Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

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xi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Mombasa County Assembly Car Loan and Mortgage Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Mombasa County Consolidated Revolving Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xiii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Mombasa Elimu Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xiv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Executive of Taita Taveta for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Assembly of Taita Taveta for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xvi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Assembly of Taita Taveta Car Loan Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xvii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Executive of Kisii for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xviii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Assembly of Kisii for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xix.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kisii County Assembly Member’s Loan and Mortgage Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xx.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kisii County Covid-19 Emergency Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kisii County Health Facilities Improvement Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Nandi County Emergency Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxiii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Baringo County Executive Mortgage Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

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xxiv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Baringo County Co-operative Development Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Baringo County Micro and Small Enterprises Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxvi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Baringo County Lake Bogoria Community Grant for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxvii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Executive of Kilifi for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxviii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Assembly of Kilifi Car and Mortgage Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxix.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Assembly of Kilifi for the year ended` 30th June, 2022.

xxx.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Municipality of Kilifi for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kilifi County Microfinance (Mbegu) Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Revenue Fund – County Government of Kilifi for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxiii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kilifi County Health Services Improvement Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxiv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Samburu County Executive Staff Mortgage (Members) Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Government of Samburu – County Revenue Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxvi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Revenue Fund – County Revenue Fund of Migori for the year ended 30th June, 2022. ………………/Appendix

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xxxvii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Yatta Water Services Company Limited for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxviii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Makueni County Revenue Statements – Receiver of Revenue for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xxxix.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xl.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Laikipia County Assembly Members Car Loan and Mortgage Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xli.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Municipality of Nyamira for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xlii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Kwale Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xliii.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Ewaso Ng’iro North River Basin Development Authority for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xliv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Nanyuki Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xlv.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the Isiolo County Education Bursary Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

xlvi.) Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statement of the County Revenue Fund – County Government of Machakos for the year ended 30th June, 2022.

(The Senate Majority Leader)

3. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 53(1)

i.) The Senator for Narok County (Sen. Ledama Olekina, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing concerning the proposed three percent (3%) monthly contributions towards the housing fund.

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ii.) Nominated Senator (Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the status of the multi-billion shillings Medical Equipment Services (MES) leased to counties.

iii.) The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Energy regarding the fuel subsidy programme by the National Government.

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative Business for

Thursday, May 04, 2023

(Published pursuant to Standing Order 43 (1))

It is notified that the Senate Business Committee has approved the following tentative business to appear in the Order Paper for Thursday, May 04, 2023.

BILL AT SECOND READING STAGE

A. *THE KENYAN SIGN LANGUAGE BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 9 OF 2023)

(Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar, MP and Sen. Crystal Asige, MP)

(Second Reading)

B. MOTIONS

i.)

COMPENSATION TO THE KENYAN VICTIMS OF THE 1998 BOMBING OF

THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN NAIROBI

(Sen. Agnes Kavindu Muthama, MP)

ii.)

REVIEW OF THE MINIMUM WAGE NECESSITATED BY HIGH COST OF

LIVING

(Sen. Karen Nyamu, MP)

iii.)

ACCELERATING

THE

IMPLEMENTATION

OF

SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) (Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP)

iv.)

REPORT OF THE 61ST SESSION OF THE ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN,

CARRIBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES (OACPS) PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

AND THE 42ND SESSION OF THE OACPS -EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY

ASSEMBLY HELD IN MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE ON 23RD OCTOBER TO 2ND

NOVEMBER, 2022

(Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, MP)

v.)

RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF

THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF THE PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT (PAP) HELD

IN GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE, MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA ON

23RD OCTOBER – 12TH NOVEMBER, 2022.

(Sen. Danson Mungatana, MP)

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vi.)

INTEGRATION

OF

ETHNIC

MINORITIES

AND

MARGINALIZED

COMMUNITIES IN KENYA

(Sen. William Cheptumo, MP)

vii.)

DECLARATION OF CATTLE RUSTLING AS A NATIONAL DISASTER AND

ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL FUND FOR VICTIMS

(Sen. William Cheptumo, MP)

viii.)

DESIGNATION OF A MONTHLY CAR FREE DAY AND COUNTY CAR FREE

ZONES

(Sen. Crystal Asige, MP)

ix.)

STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH OF POLICE OFFICERS

(Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP)

x.)

DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY AND LAW FOR SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN KENYA

(Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP)

xi.)

ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE

(The Senate Majority Leader)

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