The 16th Annual Kenya National Prayer Breakfast took place today at Safari Park Hotel Nairobi. The Event themed National Reconciliation was co-hosted by the Speaker of the National Assembly the Hon. Justin Muturi, EGH, MP and the Speaker of the Senate, Rt. Hon. Kenneth Lusaka EGH, and MP. The Event was graced by the President of the Republic of Kenya His Excellency, Uhuru Kenyatta CGH, the President of the Republic of Somali, His Excellency, Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed, the Deputy President His Excellency, William Ruto, EGH, and the Chief Justice Hon. David Maraga.

The National Assembly is set to resume sittings on Tuesday next week, after a month’s hiatus, with the Consideration of the 2018/2019 Budget, forming the top of the House agenda. The House is expected to have its tray full with the debate on the State of the Nation Address, which took place just before the House went on recess, set to kick-start the plenary proceedings as provided for by the Standing Orders.

I.  Introduction

(1)     Establishment of the Directorate

The Directorate of Legal Services in the Senate was established in October, 2012 in line with the Organogram approved by of the Parliamentary Service Commission, in preparation for the new bicameral Parliament established by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.

The Hansard  is an office  responsible for the records of proceedings of the Senate and its Committees. The Hansard Editor is also the official archivist for the Senate in charge of custody of all Journals, Reports, Papers, Magazines and Senate Proceedings. The duties and responsibilities of the Hansard Editor include:-

The mandate of the Directorate of Committees Services of the Senate is to provide administrative services to various types of committees. It also facilitates various types of Senate committees to discharge their mandates. The specific roles and functions of the Directorate of Committees include:

The Director, Legislative and Procedural Services is the administrative services head for the procedure and business of the Senate.

Duties and responsibilities for the Director include:-

Coordination and supervision of the functions and operations of the Directorate of Legislative and Procedural Services of the Senate; and responsible to the Clerk of the Senate for:-

The Senate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and European Union (EU) have today agreed to form a tripartite taskforce to work on a framework that contributes to the success of devolution.

The development emerged today when the EU Ambassador, HE Stefano Dejak together with MoFA CAS Hon Ababu Namwamba called on the Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka at his Parliament Buildings Office.

The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Cheboi, has lauded the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for their continued collaboration with the National Assembly, which has seen them develop capacity for Members of the National Assembly and staff, indefatigably, over the years.