Thursday, October 27, 2022 At 2.30 P.m

Thirteenth Parliament

First Session

(No. 14) (059)

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT – (FIRST SESSION)

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

ORDERS OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 AT 2.30 P.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*. MOTION - ADOPTION OF SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 3 ON THE

NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON BUSINESS AND

HUMAN RIGHTS

(The Leader of the Majority Party)

THAT, this House adopts Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2021 on the National Action plan on Business and Human Rights, laid on the Table of the House on 21st September, 2021.

1. 9*. MOTION - RECOGNITION AND REMUNERATION OF VILLAGE

ELDERS

(The Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, M.P.) (Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs)

THAT, aware that there have been village elders in every village in the Republic of Kenya; cognizant that the village is not formally recognized as an administrative unit in accordance with Section 14 of the National Government Co- ordination Act No. 1 of 2013; noting that despite the said village elders offering services to the public and the Government, they are not remunerated contrary to Article 41 of the Constitution on fair labour practices; further noting that in accordance with Section 14 and 15 of the National Government Co-ordination Act

..……/9*(Cont’d)

(No. 14) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 (060)

No. 1 of 2013, the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior and Coordination of National Administration in consultation with the President and the Public Service Commission have the power to establish national government administrative units and appoint administrative officers to serve under those units; recalling that Article 10(2) (b) of the Constitution binds state organs and state officers to uphold human dignity which includes remuneration for work done; noting that village elders have existed for many years and interact with “wananchi” at the lowest level hence ,their recognition is in public interest and their remuneration has been long overdue; this House therefore urges the national Government, through the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Administration, to –

(i) establish all existing villages as administrative units in accordance with Section 14 of the National Government Co-ordination Act No. 1 of 2013; and (ii) recruit and remunerate the existing village elders as administrative officers.

(Resumption of debate interrupted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - Afternoon Sitting)

1. 10*. HOJA -

KUBUNIWA KWA BARAZA LA KISWAHILI LA KENYA

(Mhe. Yusuf Hassan, M.B.)

(Kamati ya Kiidara ya Michezo, Utamaduni na Utalii)

KWAMBA, tukitambua Kifungu cha 7 cha Katiba ya Kenya kinabainisha Kiswahili kuwa lugha pekee ya kitaifa, na pia lugha rasmi pamoja na Kiingereza, na aidha kwamba Serikali ina wajibu wa kulinda, kuendeleza na kukuza matumizi ya lugha za kiasili za watu wa Kenya; KUWA Vifungu vya 119 na 137 vya Mkataba wa Uanzilishi wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki vinawajibisha dola za Afrika Mashariki kustawisha na kuendeleza Kiswahili kama lugha ya mshikamano wa nchi wanachama; KWAMBA Mkutano wa 21 wa Marais wa nchi za Afrika Mashariki uliridhia Kiswahili kuwa moja ya lugha rasmi za Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki na kuwajibisha Tume ya Kiswahili Afrika Mashariki (East African Kiswahili Commission) kuwezesha kukoleza matumizi ya Kiswahili katika kanda hii; na KWAMBA Kiswahili ni moja ya lugha rasmi za Umoja wa Afrika, na kwamba Umoja wa Mataifa kupitia UNESCO umetenga kila Julai 7 kuwa Siku ya Kiswahili duniani; TUKIFAHAMU nchi ya Tanzania iliunda Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa (BAKITA) mwaka wa 1967 na Zanzibar ikaanzisha Bazara la Kiswahili la Zanzibar (BAKIZA) mwaka wa 2004 kwa madhumuni ya kukuza, kuimarisha na kuendeleza Kiswahili eneo la Tanzania bara pamoja visiwa vya Zanzibar; IKIFAHAMIKA Kiswahili ni lugha asili kwa jamii za Mkoa wa Pwani nchini Kenya na pia Wakenya wengi ni wazungumzaji kwa Kiswahili; TUKIJUA lugha ya Kiingereza ina nguvu sana katika mawasiliano rasmi na hivyo kuchangia kudhoofika kwa lugha yetu ya Kiswahili; TUKITAMBUA uamuzi wa mkutano wa tatu wa Baraza la Mawaziri wa Kenya uliofanyika tarehe 14 Agosti 2018 uliodhinisha kubuniwa kwa Baraza la ..……/10*(Cont’d)

(No. 14) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 (061)

Kiswahili la Kenya kulingana na Kifungu cha 137 cha Mkataba wa Uanzilishi wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki haujatekelezwa; BUNGE hili linahimiza Serikali Kuu—kupitia Wizara ya Michezo, Utamaduni na Mirathi, kwa ushirikiano na vyombo vya kitaifa na vya kibinafsi vinavyohusika na uboreshaji wa lugha ya Kiswahili—kuanzisha rasmi Baraza la Kiswahili la Kenya na kuzindua mikakati, mbinu na sera mahususi zinazohitajika kukuza na kuendeleza lugha ya Kiswahili.

*Denotes Orders of the Day*

……....../Notices*

(No. 14) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022 (062)

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.

......./Notice Paper I*

NOTICE PAPER II

Tentative business for

Tuesday, November 01, 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 Tuesday, November 01, 2022-

A.

GENERAL DEBATE ON A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO AMEND

THE CONSTITUTION UNDER STANDING ORDER 114 (7A)

(The Hon. Stephen Mule and the Hon. Gichimu Githinji – Co-sponsors)

B.

MOTION -

RECOGNITION AND REMUNERATION OF

VILLAGE ELDERS

(The Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, M.P.)

(If not concluded on Thursday, October 27, 2022)

C.

HOJA

-

KUBUNIWA KWA BARAZA LA KISWAHILI LA

KENYA

(Mhe. Yusuf Hassan, M.B.) (If not concluded on Thursday, October 27, 2022)

D.

MOTION -

EMPOWERMENT OF ARTISANS BY THE

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

(The Hon. John Kiarie, M.P.)

(If not concluded on Thursday, October 27, 2022)