A Parliamentary caucus has proposed a raft of radical reforms to inject realism and fiscal discipline in the budgeting process, and to ensure the national debt remains at sustainable levels.

Speaking during a 2-day stakeholders engagement forum in Mombasa County this weekend, the Parliamentary Caucus on Economy and Business also rooted for the need to enhance the independence of the national debt office and the strengthening of budget implementation monitoring and evaluation framework and for the execution of House resolution.

The National Assembly’s Budget and Appropriations Committee chaired by the Hon. Kanini Kega (Kieni), in a joint sitting with the House’s Liaison Committee(Chairpersons Committee); chaired by Deputy Speaker, the Hon. Moses Cheboi (Kuresoi North), have this weekend convened a pre-budget review conference with various government agencies in Mombasa County. The two-day forum is scheduled to deliberate on the status of implementation of the budget for the Financial Year 2020/2021, as well as review the 2021/2022 budget proposals.

Honourable Members, it is with deep sorrow that I wish to notify the House of the untimely passing on of the Member for Bonchari Constituency, the Hon. John Oroo Oyioka, MP, who passed on yesterday, Monday 15^th February 2021 while undergoing treatment at Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu.

NAIROBI | 4th Feb – The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Jeremiah Nyegenye has today asked the Secretariat he leads, to roll up their sleeves in readiness for what is expected to be the busiest Senate Session, owing to among other processes, the landmark ruling on Constitutional Petition No. 284 of 2019.

Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 29 (1), the National Assembly is set to hold Special morning and afternoon Sittings, commencing at 10.00am and at 2.30pm respectively on December 22, 2020.

This follows a request by the Leader of the Majority Party to the Speaker to hold Special Sittings of the House, which the Speaker of the  National Assembly, Hon. Justin Muturi acceded to.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

DEMISE OF SENATOR BONIFACE MUTINDA KABAKA, MP, THE SENATOR FOR MACHAKOS COUNTY

Honourable Senators,

TUESDAY, 1^st December – The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) has confirmed that it stands to incur a minimum loss of KES 2bn, as prices of COVID-19 products and technologies regularize in the free market.

MONDAY, 30^th NOVEMBER – The Senate Standing Committee on Health has this morning ordered the Managing Director of Briema Grains Store Limited to present by close of business Tuesday 1^st December all documentation relating to communication made between itself and KEMSA regarding the procurement of supplies in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.<

FRIDAY, 27 Nov – Wajir Senator, Sen (Dr) Abdullahi Ali has today said that consensus building is a much over-looked phase in the formulation of policy and legislation, yet its importance could not be gainsaid.

On Friday, 20^th November, 2020, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Cheboi, CBS, MP led a delegation from  National Assembly in a Virtual Conference between the National Assembly of Kenya and the National People’s Congress (NPC ) of the People’s Republic of China. The delegation from China was led by H.E. Mr. Cao Jianming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of NPC .

National Assembly Eulogises Hon. Justus Murunga; urges County Governments to enhance county health facilities’ capacity to handle emergencies

President Uhuru Kenyatta this afternoon delivered his Seventh State of the Nation Address with a strong urge to political leaders in the legislature and across the country not to let their guard down in the fight against Covid-19. 

Matumizi ya lugha ya Kiswahili katika Bunge la Taifa la Kenya imekuwa safari ya mwendo wa kobe.

Mara ya kwanza kwa Bunge hili kukumbatia matumizi ya Kiswahili ilikuwa mnamo mwaka wa 1974. Hii ni baada ya Rais wa kwanza wa Jamhuri ya Kenya Hayati Mzee Jomo Kenyatta kutangaza kuwa Kiswahili iwe mojawapo ya lugha za kutumiwa kuendesha mijadala Bungeni.  Alitoa amri hiyo baada ya Kiswahili kupandishwa hadhi na kuwa lugha ya Taifa nchini Kenya, kulingana na chapisho la Lyndon Harries.

The Senate, which is a bastion of tradition by merit of being a House of Parliament that follows Commonwealth customs and practices, paved way for sharp departure, Tuesday after Speaker Kenneth Lusaka ruled in favour of donning cultural attire.

The Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka has termed the High Court Judgment on Constitutional Petition 284 of 2019 as a “landmark ruling” that not only reaffirms constitutionalism and the rule of law in Kenya, but also the role of the Senate in devolution.
Addressing the House by way of Communication from the Chair after a three-week recess, Speaker Lusaka noted that the judgment by the three-judge bench has far-reaching implications on the legislative business of the Senate.