Wednesday, November 30, 2022 At 9.30 A.m.

Thirteenth Parliament

First Session

Morning Sitting

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(437)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FIRST SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022 AT 9.30 A.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

PRAYERS

1. 1. Administration of Oath
2. 2. Communication from the Chair
3. 3. Messages
4. 4. Petitions
5. 5. Papers
6. 6. Notices of Motion
7. 7. Questions and Statements
8. 8*. PROCEDURAL MOTION - EXEMPTION OF BUSINESS FROM

THE PROVISIONS OF STANDING

ORDER 40(3)

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No.s 9 and 10 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 – CONSIDERATION OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE

MANAGEMENT

(FINANCIAL

INCLUSION

FUND) REGULATIONS, 2022

(The Chairperson, Committee on Delegated Legislation)

THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Finance Management (Financial Inclusion Fund) Regulations, 2022, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, and pursuant to the provisions of section 24 (4) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 approves the Public Finance Management (Financial Inclusion Fund) Regulations, 2022, published as Legal Notice No. 213 of 23rd November 2022.

(Question to be put)

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1. 10*. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS ADDITIONAL

ALLOCATIONS (No. 2) BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 4 OF 2022) (The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee)

Second Reading

(Question to be put)

1. 11*. THE HEALTH (AMENDMENT)(No.2) BILL (NATIONAL

ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 42 OF 2022)

(The Hon. Didmus Barasa, M.P.)

First Reading

1. 12*. THE EQUALISATION FUND BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

BILL NO. 47 OF 2022)

(The Hon. Kassait Kamket, M.P.)

First Reading

1. 13*. MOTION - DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY ON

STANDARDIZATION

AND

PRODUCTION

OF

SCHOOL UNIFORMS IN KENYA

(The Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba, M.P.)

THAT, aware that, school uniform which is a variety of standardized clothing worn by students in educational institutions, creates homogeneity among students irrespective of their socio-economic status or fashion preference; further aware that, school uniforms keep students focused on education, not clothes, reducing peer pressure and bullying, enhancing school pride, unity and community spirit as they go a long way in contributing to students’ sense of belonging to their school’s population; appreciating that, in the Kenyan education system, schools across the Country, whether private or public, require that students wear school uniform in order to be allowed to attend classes; concerned that, the cost of uniforms has continued to escalate becoming prohibitively expensive for the poorest within the community with some schools demanding that parents pay uniform money to specific school accounts, a move that locks out many children whose parents cannot afford the expensive uniforms as listed by schools; now therefore, this House resolves that the Government through the Ministry of Education develops a policy on standardization and production of school uniforms in the country.

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1. 14*. MOTION - POLICY FORMULATION ON IMPLEMENTATION

AND ENHANCEMENT OF EPZ PROGRAMMES IN

THE COUNTRY

(The Hon Beatrice Elachi, M.P.)

THAT, aware that, the Export Processing Zones (EPZ) Authority in Kenya was established in 1990 to promote and facilitate export-oriented investment programmes and create incentives for export-oriented production in areas designated as export processing zones; further aware that, the Authority is charged with the responsibility of regulating and administering approved activities within the export processing zones to ensure compliance among others; noting that, the programme anchors on Kenya’s Vision 2030, the country’s Economic Blueprint with regard to becoming an industrialized and upper middle-income country; further noting that, EPZ provides an attractive investment opportunity for export-oriented business ventures in the country; acknowledging that, the programme is a source of direct and indirect employment to more than 60,000 Kenyans; concerned that, currently, the programme is facing a myriad of challenges including inadequate funding, prohibitive cost of accessing business loans, high cost of production, shrinking export market due to effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, inadequate supplies of raw materials, water and power for agro-processing companies among others; further concerned that, there is need to revamp the said programme to improve its performance through increased funding to aid for instance in setting up of Excellence Centres in some parts of the county, expediting on negotiations for market access especially to the East Africa Community (EAC) including trade negotiations between Kenya and other countries on diversification of products eligible under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), employee training and retention, provision of reliable supply of raw materials for Agro-processing companies, improvement of infrastructure to enhance steady supply of water and power and provision of affordable access to credit facilities among others; this House resolves that the National Government through the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Industry, develops a policy whose core objective would be to among others address the challenges currently faced by the EPZ with specific focus on implementing EPZ programmes to enhance performance and enable retention of investors across the country to enhance economic sustainability.

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

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N O T I C E S

LIMITATION OF DEBATE

The House resolved on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 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 Bills sponsored by Individual Members

II.

THAT, each speech in a debate on Bills NOT sponsored by a Committee, the Leader of the Majority Party or the Leader of the Minority Party shall be limited as follows:- A maximum of three hours and thirty minutes, with not more than thirty (30) minutes for the Mover, in moving and ten (10) minutes in replying, a maximum of thirty (30) minutes for the Chairperson of the relevant Committee and a maximum of ten (10) minutes for any 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 minutes (15) each; 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 Bills sponsored by Committees or Parties

III.

THAT, each speech in a debate on Bills sponsored by a Committee, the Leader of the Majority Party or the Leader of the Minority Party shall be limited as follows:- A maximum of forty five (45) minutes for the Mover, in moving and fifteen minutes (15) in replying, a maximum of thirty (30) minutes for the Chairperson of the relevant Committee (if the Bill is not sponsored by the relevant Committee), and a maximum of ten (10) minutes for any 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 minutes (15) each (if the Bill is not sponsored by either of them); 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.

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NOTICE PAPER

Tentative business for

Wednesday (Afternoon), November 30, 2022 (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 30, 2022-

A.

MOTION - APPROVAL OF NOMINEES TO VARIOUS

NATIONAL

GOVERNMENT

CONSTITUENCY

DEVELOPMENT FUND COMMITTEES

(The Chairperson, Select Committee on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund)

B.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

The County Governments Additional Allocations (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 of 2022) (The Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee)

C.

MOTION - SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 2 OF 2021 ON THE

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL POLICY

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

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A P P E N D I X

NOTICE OF PETITIONS, QUESTIONS &

STATEMENTS

ORDER NO.7 - QUESTIONS

It is notified that, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42A (5), the following Members will ask questions for reply before the specified Committees-

QUE. NO.

QUESTION BY PRIVATE NOTICE

QPN

004/2022

The Member for Thika Town (Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the status of investigations into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Derrick Mureti Muriuki of ID No. 29847092 and Mr. Lawrence Mawira Njeru on 29th June 2022 while en route to Nairobi from Kakuma, Turkana County while on board motor vehicle registration number KCZ 057W which was later found abandoned a few metres from Salgaa Police Station, reported at Salgaa Police Station vide O.B Number 18/30/06/2022 and at Kasarani Police Station vide O.B No. 97/30/7/2022 respectively? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the measures put in place to guarantee security for the immediate family members of the above-mentioned persons considering that they have been receiving threats on their lives since the mysterious disappearance of their kin? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary assure the affected families that investigations into the incident will be fast-tracked? (To be replied before the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs)

QUE. NO.

ORDINARY QUESTIONS

056/2022 The Member for Kirinyaga County (Hon. Jane Maina, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the measures put in place by the Government to address invasion of rice farms in Mwea irrigation scheme by Quail birds, where hundreds of acres of farms are destroyed every year as a result?

(ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary consider compensating the farmers who are normally affected by the said menace?

(iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain whether the Government has any plan(s) to increase the retail price of paddy rice for Mwea farmers?

(To be replied before the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock) 062/2022 The Member for Kipkelion East (Hon. Cherorot Joseph, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the current Government’s position regarding the moratorium on logging activities in forests imposed in 2018 and its adverse effects on the harvesting and disposal of mature trees in Kipkelion East Constituency?

(ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary indicate whether the Government, through the Ministry, could consider cushioning families that rely entirely on logging activities in Kipkelion East Constituency for their economic livelihood?

(iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary also indicate whether the Government through the Ministry could consider allowing a regulated Shamba System in the area to promote and enhance food security?

(iv) Could the Cabinet Secretary indicate whether there are plans to lift the moratorium on prohibition of logging activities across the country? (To be replied before the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining)