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Telegraphic Address The Senate ‘Bunge’, Clerk’s Chambers Telephone 2848000 Parliament Buildings Fax: 2243694 P. O. Box 41842 –00100 E-mail: [email protected] NAIROBI, Kenya PARLIAMENT OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SENATE

23rd April, 2021

SCHEDULE OF COMMITTEE SITTINGS

MONDAY, 26TH APRIL TO FRIDAY, 30TH APRIL, 2021

In accordance with standing order 39, the Schedule of Committee Sittings for the week commencing Monday, 26th April to Friday, 30th April, 2021 is herein published.

In accordance with the Communication of the Honourable Speaker of the Senate issued on Tuesday, 31st March, 2020 on the Guidelines for Senate Plenary and Committee Sittings During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Members of the public who may wish to make representations to any of the Committees are requested to do so by way of written memoranda submitted by email on the address [email protected].

COMMITTEE DATE & TIME AGENDA VENUE 1. Standing Friday, 30th 11.00 am Consideration of pending legislative Committee on April, 2021 business before the Committee. Agriculture, Livestock & Online Meeting Fisheries 2. Standing Wednesday 28th 11.30 am Consideration of the Report on the Committee on April, 2021 inspection of Nyamira County Devolution and Headquarters facilities. Intergovernment Online Meeting al Relations Thursday 29th 11.30 am Consideration of the Petition on alleged April, 2021 malpractices by the Governor for Wajir County. Online Meeting 3. Standing Thursday, 29th 9:00 am Meeting with the Governors of the Committee on April, 2021 following Counties- Education 1. Tharaka Nithi; Online Meeting 2. Murang’a; 3. Nyandarua; and

4. Embu; to deliberate on the implementation of Technical and Vocational Education

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Training (TVET) policies in the country. Friday, 30th 9:00 am Consideration of pending legislative April, 2021 business before the Committee and the Committee work plan for the month of Online Meeting May, 2021. 4. Standing Thursday, 29th 11.00 am Consideration of pending legislative Committee on April, 2021 business before the Committee. Energy Online Meeting 5. Standing Wednesday, 28th 9.00 am Meeting with the Governor, Central Committee on April, 2021 Bank of Kenya and the Ag. Managing Finance & Director, Spire Bank Ltd to deliberate Budget Online Meeting on- 1. The quality of the new generation currency notes; and 2. The financial position of Spire Bank Ltd. 6. Standing Monday, 26th 9.00 am Meeting with the County Executive of Committee on April, 2021 Wajir to interrogate the Special Audit Health Report by the Auditor-General on the Online Meeting Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. 2.30 pm Meeting with the County Executive of Isiolo to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. Tuesday, 27th 9.00 am Meeting with the County Executive of April, 2021 Kisii to interrogate the Special Audit

Report by the Auditor-General on the Online Meeting Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. 2.30 pm Meeting with the County Executive of Kitui to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. Wednesday, 28th 9.00 am Meeting with the County Executive of April, 2021 Kajiado to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by Online Meeting County Governments.

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2.30 pm Meeting with the County Executive of Makueni to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. Thursday, 29th 9.00 am Meeting with the County Executive of April, 2021 Vihiga to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. Online Meeting 2.30 pm Meeting with the County Executive of Migori to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. Friday, 30th 9.00 am Meeting with the County Executive of April, 2021 to interrogate the Special Audit Report by the Auditor-General on the Online Meeting Utilization of COVID-19 Funds by County Governments. 2.30 pm Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health to deliberate on the: COVID-19 National Vaccination Deployment and the role of the private sector in private entities for the importation, distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. 7. Standing Tuesday, 27th 9.30 am Meeting with private sector players in Committee on April, 2021 the telecommunications industry to Information and deliberate on the status of competition in Technology Online Meeting the telecommunications sector. Wednesday, 28th 9.30 am Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, April, 2021 Ministry of Information, Communication & Technology, Innovation & Youth Affairs to deliberate on a Statement Online Meeting sought by Sen. Petronila Were, MP regarding monopolistic practices by Safaricom Ltd. 8. Standing Tuesday, 27th 8.00 am Consideration of pending legislative Committee on April, 2021 business before the Committee. Justice, Legal Affairs and Online Meeting Human Rights 9. Standing Wednesday,28th 12.00 pm Consideration of pending legislative Committee on April, 2021 business before the Committee. National Online Meeting 3

Cohesion Thursday, 29th 12.00 pm Consideration of the Kenya Maritime Equal April, 2021 Authority and Kenya Ports Authority Opportunity and Reports. Regional Online Meeting Integration 10. Standing Wednesday, 28th 11.00 am Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, Committee on April, 2021 Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National National Government to deliberate on the

Security, Defence implementation of Public Order (State and Foreign Online meeting Curfew) Order No. 2 of 2021, Legal Relations Notice No. 46 and Public Order (Nairobi City, Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Counties Curfew) Order, 2021, Legal Notice No. 47.

11. Standing Wednesday, 28th 11.00 am Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, Committee on April, 2021 Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Tourism, Trade Enterprise Development to deliberate on and measures taken to address the matter of Industrialization travel restrictions imposed on Kenya by

Online Meeting the United Kingdom.

Thursday, 29th 11.00 am Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, April, 2021 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives to deliberate Online Meeting on the status of reforms undertaken in the Cooperatives and Sacco sectors.

12. Standing Tuesday, 27th 8.30 am Consideration of pending legislative Committee on April, 2021 business before the Committee. Roads & Transportation Online Meeting

Wednesday, 28th 9.00 am Consideration of pending legislative April, 2021 business before the Committee.

Online Meeting

Thursday, 29th 9.00 am Meeting with the Governor, April, 2021 County to deliberate on a Petition by residents of Buxton Estate regarding Online Meeting eviction and demolition of Buxton Estate, Mombasa.

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13. Sessional Thursday, 29th 9:30 am Committee on April, 2021 Consideration of pending legislative Delegated business before the Committee. Legislation Online Meeting

Note: The Schedule is also available on Parliamentary website www.parliament.go.ke.

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