Final Order Paper For Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - Morning Sitting

Thirteenth Parliament

Second Session

Morning Sitting

(No. 105)

(1761)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (SECOND SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 AT 9.30 A.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

PRAYERS

1. Administration of Oath 2. Communication from the Chair 3. Messages 4. Petitions 5. Papers 6. Notices of Motion 7. Questions and Statements

1. 8*. PROCEDURAL MOTION – EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN BUSINESS

FROM STANDING ORDER 40(3)

(The Leader of the Majority Party) THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order Nos. 9 and 13 in today’s Order Paper from the provisions of Standing Order 40(3), being a Wednesday Morning, a day allocated for Business not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or Business sponsored by a committee.

1. 9*. MOTION –

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE

WHOLE

HOUSE

ON

THE

NATIONAL

GOVERNMENT

CONSTITUENCIES

DEVELOPMENT FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL

(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 13 OF 2023)

(The Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party)

THAT, this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the Whole House on its consideration of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 13 of 2023).

(Question to be put and Third Reading)

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(No. 105)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 (1762)

1. 10*. THE UNIVERSITIES (AMENDMENT)(No.3) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 64 OF 2023)

(The Hon. Christopher Wangaya, M.P.)

First Reading

1. 11*. MOTION – DEBATE ON THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS (DAY 2)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 24(6), the thanks of this House be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the Address of H.E. the President delivered in Parliament on Thursday, 9th November 2023, and further that this House notes the following Reports submitted by H.E. the President in fulfillment of the provisions of Articles 132(1)(c) and 240(7) of the Constitution, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 14th November 2023-

(i) The 10th Annual Report on the Measures Taken and Progress Achieved in the Realization of National Values and Principles of Governance;

(ii) The 10th Annual Report on the Progress made in Fulfilling the International Obligations of the Republic of Kenya; and,

(iii) The Annual Report to Parliament on the State of National Security.

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 (1763)

N O T I C E S

LIMITATION OF DEBATE

The House resolved on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 as follows— Limitation of Debate on Motions I. THAT, each speech in a debate on any Motion, including a Special motion shall be limited in the following manner: A maximum of three hours with not more than twenty (20) minutes for the Mover and ten (10) minutes for each other Member speaking, except the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who shall be limited to a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes each, and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and that priority in speaking shall be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority Party and the Chairperson of the relevant Departmental Committee, in that order.

Limitation of Debate on the Address by the President

II.

THAT, noting that Standing Order 24(6) provides that debate on a Motion on the Address by the President shall be limited to not more than four sitting days, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1), debate on a Motion on the Address by H.E. the President under Article 132(1)(a) of the Constitution shall be limited as follows: A maximum of thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving, twenty (20) minutes for the Leader of the Minority Party, and ten (10) minutes each to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice & Legal Affairs to speak on the report submitted under Article 132(1)(c)(i) of the Constitution relating to the realisation of the national values; the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence & Foreign Relations to speak on the report submitted under Article 132(1)(c)(iii) of the Constitution relating to the progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic; and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration & Internal Affairs to speak on the report submitted under Article 240(7) of the Constitution relating to the state of the security of the Country; and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, and that ten (10) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply.

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative business for

Wednesday (Afternoon), November 15, 2023 (Published pursuant to Standing Order 38(1))

It is notified that the following business is tentatively scheduled to appear in the Order Paper for Wednesday (Afternoon), November 15, 2023– A.

PROCEDURAL MOTION-

APPROVAL OF MORNING SITTINGS

ON SPECIFIED THURSDAYS

(The Leader of the Majority Party) B.

THE STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL

(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 67 OF 2023)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

First Reading C. THE STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS)(No.2)

BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 68 OF 2023)

(The Leader of the Majority Party) First Reading

D. MOTION – DEBATE ON THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS (DAY 3)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)