The Council - Monthly Council of Governors Secretariat Publication ISSUE NO July-August 2016

CONSULTATIVE MEETING BETWEEN COUNCIL OF IN THIS ISSUE GOVERNORS, JOINT PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE AND THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND Governors meeting on BOUNDARIES COMMISSION IEBC By Jacqueline Makena Page 1 The Council of Governors- as represented by H.E. Pe- ter Munya, H.E. John Mruttu, H.E. Prof. Kivutha Kibwana Consultative meeting and H.E. Kinuthia Mbugua on 22nd July, 2016, appeared with County before the JPSC and made submissions on matters of elec- Administrators toral reforms . The Council made a presentation on the following thematic areas: Page 3 1. Allegations against commissioners and secretariat of IEBC; Committee Updates 2. Legal mechanisms for vacation from office of IEBC com- page 4 missioners and secretariat; 3. Legal, policy and institutional reforms to strengthen TICAD Conference IEBC; and Page 8 4. Legal, policy and institutional reforms to improve the electoral systems and processes. TICAD Pictorial

Page 11 Congratulatory Message

Page 12 Pictorial

Page 13 4th Annual Devolution Conference

Page 15 Hansard Report Summary Page 16 On the Allegations against commissioners and secretariat Upcoming Events of IEBC, the Governors were clear that since the IEBC com- Page 23 missioners had lost credibility in the eyes of the public, and since the success of any election is hinged upon its legitimacy, then there was need for an overhaul in the composition of the IEBC. They recommended that the commissioners should be allowed to resign and the dues owed to them paid.

Page 1 On Legal, policy and institutional reforms to improve the electoral systems and processes, the Council made the following recommendations: 1. That the National Government should ease the process of issuance of identity cards, and IEBC should allow the persons with waiting cards to vote. 2. That in the long term, the National Government’s policy should be such that only one state department, i.e. the National Registration Bureau, should be responsible for all aspects of registration of persons (Births & Deaths register; ID registration; voter registration; and driving license). In addition to saving public funds, such a streamlined system would allow other state organs to concentrate on their core mandates. 3. That the IEBC, in collaboration with County Governments, should develop an integrated voter education curriculum and undertake rigorous civic engagement on elections. 4. That the IEBC should develop the Campaign Financing Regulations. 5. That polling stations should have not more than 500 voters per station. 6. That the IEBC should adopt open balloting while selecting election officials (the returning office presiding officers) and this should be done in the presence of par- ty representatives. 7. That the Constituency should be the focal point for electoral results declaration. 8. That necessary legislation should be tabled and enacted to actualize the two-third gender principle. In conclusion, the Council reiterated that it was urgent for legal, policy and institutional reforms to be Introduced to guarantee a peaceful, free and fair elections. The Council noted that there was need to move with haste to ensure that the county is well prepared or the 2017 elections.

CONSULTATIVE REVIEW MEETING WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS ON THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 2015 By Nkatha Koronya The Council of Governors on July 13th 2016 held a consultative meeting with sub- county, ward and village administrators, to discuss the County Government (Amendment) Bill 2015,a Bill sponsored by the Senate which seeks to amend Sec- tions 50, 51 and 52 of the County Governments Act, 2012. The meeting sought to inform the country of the philosophical and conceptual foundation of administration at the county level and to consolidate national consensus around a memorandum against the County Governments (Amendment) Bill (2015) that the Council of Governors will prepare to be submitted to Senate.

H.E Kivutha Kibwana addressing the County administrators

Page 2 H.E Prof Kivutha Kibwana, the Chairman, Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of Governors (CoG) and Governor of Makueni County acknowledged the positive power of county administrators noting that they are the oil of devolution. He stated that the proposed law is discriminatory because County governments are independent governments and therefore should not be told by anybody how to employ people. He noted with great concern that the Bill is aimed to destabilize and weaken devolution with regard to contracts versus permanent jobs.

Around 3,000,000 Kenyans are threatened by the Bill in question, however a memorandum prepared by the administrators was presented to the senate stating that the bill was contravening international labor standards; discriminatory; and instead of building institutions, it is aimed at changing administrators after every 5 years, which is a very disruptive and expensive process. H.E. Isaac Ruto Governor Bomet County stated that in the fifty years since independence the people in the village had not seen any development and had been living in poverty until Devolution was implemented. He re- minded his fellow Governors that they have the opportunity to change the lives of Kenyans at the grassroots and acknowledged that the County Administrators are the people to deliver that promise and yet, this Bill renders their jobs useless. H.E. Peter Munya, Chairman, Council of Governor noted that it is clear that there is dis- crimination amongst civil servants in the two levels of government. County administrators are equal to and need equal treatment to their counterparts in the National government.

Page 3 Strides have been made in devolution in the last 3 years, some of which include im- proved health services, increased agricultural productivity, county roads opened and public participation. He appealed to the Senate to reject this Bill in total and remove it from the legislative calendar. Because evidence shows that the Bill is unconstitutional, “we will not implement it if passed, until it is challenged in court. He further appealed to his fellow Gover- nors “If there is anyone who is not a permanent employee, I am urging my fellow governors to make sure that all administrators’ status are updated and changed to permanent and pensionable.”

PROGRESS UPDATE The Bill in its current state ties the employment of sub-county administrators, ward administrators and village administrators to the tenure of the County Government thereby polit- icizing the said positions. It is tantamount to proclaiming that County civil servants are not equal to civil servants from the National Government. Sub-county administrators, ward administrators and village administrators are equivalent to deputy county commissioners, assistant county commissioners, chiefs and assistant chiefs yet the latter have permanent tenure. On 18th August, 2016 during a special sitting of the Senate, the Senators voted against the Bill in its entirety. This therefore means that the Bill did not go beyond the second reading stage. In light of that, the Council of Governors wishes to inform County Governments that the Bill was lost at the second reading stage at the Senate and that the status of employment of the Sub-County Administrators, Ward Administrators and Village Administrators remains as it was before the introduction of the Bill. COMMITTEE UPDATES ENERGY COMMITTEE KENYA COUNTY RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING TRAINING The Council of Governors Secretariat in partnership with United Nations Industrial De- velopment Organization (UNIDO) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) conducted a training for County Executive Ministers Energy, which took place from 8th to 12th Au- gust at The African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD).

H.E. Jackson Mandago, Chairman of Energy Committee at Council of Governors on 9th August 2016 officiated the opening ceremony of the workshop. The main focus of the training was to discuss and plan for a shift to sustainable energy solutions through identifiable renewable energy projects that harness renewable

Page 4 energy solutions through identifiable renewable energy projects that harness renewable energy sources and suitable conversion technology that will also embrace the use of the energy by local households, businesses and the Counties. The training is part of the project dubbed “Sustainable conversion of waste to clean energy for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction in Kenya”. It proposes an innova- tive solution to two major problems which are, lack of sustainable energy and poor waste management. The project that is funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNIDO seeks to implement it through the training. The County Executives Ministers Energy will be involved in intensive discussions that will pave way for formation of actual renewable energy plans in the 47 counties

FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSULTATIVE MEETING BETWEEN COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS AND THE NATIONAL TREASURY

Chairman, Finance Committee Council of Governors H.E. Wycliffe Oparanya, Governor Kakamega County and H.E. Isaac Ruto Governor Bomet County on 2nd August 2016 met with Cabinet Secretary Treasury Mr Henry Rotich to discuss among other issues; the adoption of the conditional grants guidelines and the gazettement of the County specific bank overdraft guidelines.

While the Bank overdraft is a facility for cash maintenance for both the National and County Governments, the Counties have been unable to access the facility due to the lack of guidelines. CS Rotich assured the Governors that the overdraft guidelines shall be finalized and gazetted. Meanwhile the National Treasury assured the Council that it shall disburse the Counties share of revenue to all the 47 County Governments as per the approved disbursement schedule. The issue of conditional grants disbursements shall be entrenched in the guidelines which are about to be gazetted by the National Treasury. This process is supposed to ensure that Counties additional allocation of funds as conditional grants are directly transferred to respective County Revenue Accounts as provided for by the Constitution under Article 207

Page 5 INTEROVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE JOINT STATEMENT; HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS The Council of Governors led by the Chairman, H.E Peter Munya held a meeting with His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta at the State House. The agenda of the meeting was in preparation for the 2017 General Elections on how both the National and County Governments can work together for purposes of maintaining a stable, peaceful and cohesive country in the run-up, during and after the elections Joint Statement between His Excellency the President and the Council of Governors Following a consultative meeting between His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Council of Governors led by Chairman Governor Peter Munya, the following resolutions were agreed upon for purposes of maintaining a stable, peaceful and cohesive country in the run-up, during and after the 2017 General Elections: 1. That any person that engages in incitement or hateful speech will have stern action taken against them irrespective of status or position. We must be clear that we shall not balkanize the country for whatever reason or purpose.The security agencies have been given the full mandate, in terms of existing laws, to deal with perpetrators of hate speech and incitement according to the law. 2. That particular attention and action will be taken should there be misuse of social media and vernacular broadcasters, and especially radio stations in the propagation of hate speech or incitement. 3. That the security arrangements between the National Government and County Governments will be operationalized through the launch of the County Policing Authority, which coordinates national and county governments on policing issues. 4. That the National Government and the County Governments will collaborate on speedy issuance of National Identification Cards to ensure that all eligible Kenyans have the ID cards and can participate in elections as is their constitu- tional right.

Page 6 SPORTS COMMITTEE

MAISHA COUNTY LEAGUE The Council of Governors, National AIDS Control Council, National AIDs and STI Control Programme, United Nations Joint team on HIV and AIDS , Kuza Biashara and Network for Empowerment of people living with HIV in Kenya have partnered with the Football of Kenya Federation to give meaning to the football sector in Kenya , to kick out HIV stigma from Counties , through the Maisha County League.

Kericho County was the first County to launch the County AIDS Strategic plan covering the period 2015-2020.The launch took place at the same time with the Launch of the Maisha County League and the commemoration of the HIV Vaccine Immunization Day at a function which was graced by the Chief Guest, the Chairman, Council of Governors H.E Peter Munya, Kericho Governor, H.E Prof. Paul Chepkwony, Directors of NACC, UNAIDS, Walter Reed Program and a good representation from other Counties among other dignitaries. H.E Peter Munya commended Kericho County for leading by example. Maisha County League will be a vehicle used for creating HIV awareness among the youth

H.E Peter Munya and H.E Prof Paul Chepkwony playing football during the Maisha County League launch in Kericho County

The president of Kenya H.E Uhuru Kenyatta received the Maisha County League delegation at the State House, Nairobi where the delegation presented him with the Maisha County League trophies. He will serve as the custodian of the trophies until the award ceremony on World AIDS Day.

Page 7 EDUCATION COMMITTEE

DRAFT COUNTY VILLAGE POLYTECHNICS AND TRAINING BILL 2016 The CECs in charge of Education held a consultative meeting on 25th August 2016 at the Council of Governors offices to discuss and establish a common position on the draft County Village Polytechnics and Training Bill 2016 at the Senate. The Bill seeks to provide a framework for the establishment and administration of village polytechnics in counties which is a devolved function.

A number of issues were raised where the County Governments were omitted in the establishment and management of Village Polytechnics. It was unanimously agreed that the name of the Bill needs to delete the word village and replaced with an ac- ceptable title – County Vocational Training Centers so as to demystify the perspec- tives associated with the youth polytechnics. The CECMs in charge of Education views and input were consolidated and presented to the Senate Standing Committee on Education that had called for a meeting with them to discuss the Bill on 31st August and 1st September 2016. After the meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Education, the CECMs were requested to further review two other laws – Basic Education and TVET Act. This followed the rejection by Senate the inputs and concerns raised by the CECMs. The CECMs in charge of Education have planned to hold another consultative sector meeting to discuss the two legislations before submitting a memorandum to Senate through the Council of Governors.

Page 8 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION COUNTY DIALOGUES ; 4TH ANNUAL DEVOLUTION CONFERENCE BUILD UP ACTIVITY The Council of Governors held a consultative meeting with County Executives in charge of Public Service and Administration, County Secretaries, County Chiefs-of- Staff and County Directors of Communication.

The meeting's main objective was to brief them on the County Dialogues ahead of the Fourth Annual Devolution Conference, 2017 to enhance public participation with review of the progress made over the last four years. The issues emanating from the County Dialogues will feed into discussions of the main Devolution Conference. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in their respective county dialogues

LEGAL COMMITTEE

COUNTY LAWYERS MULTI THEMATIC CONFERENCE The Council of Governors hosted the 3rd County lawyer’s multi-thematic conference in Kwale County. The two day conference aimed at looking at the role of County Attor- neys in protecting devolution. The opening ceremony was presided over by the Chairman of the Legal and Human Rights Committee H.E Prof. Kivutha Kibwana. In attendance was the County Secretary, Kwale County, Hon. Martin Mwaro. County Attorneys, Speaker, Kwale County Hon. Samuel Ruwa, Law Society of Kenya President Representative, Chairman of the County Attorneys Forum Sylvester Metto, County Attorneys, County Assembly legal councils, speakers and clerks.

This year's theme is "Achievements and Challenges in Institutionalizing Devolution; Le- gal Challenges and opportunities." Participants discussed a number of issues- the role of the county legal department in the counties; the legislative agenda- the role of the county lawyers in protecting devolution; implementing county legislation; the role of the national land commission and county land management boards in disposition of public and private land in the counties; enforcement of the gender rule; and the place of the judiciary in devolution and the role of the National Council on Administration of Justice (NCAJ) in the devolved system of governance.

Page 9 During the forum a couple of issues emerged. First the lack of an established County Attorney Office had rendered the office ineffective because of lack of resources to conduct legal research and employ competent legal personnel in order to advise ac- cordingly. This resulted in the drafting of low quality laws that have served to under- mine devolution instead of promoting it. It was noted that the County Attorneys had failed to facilitate the entrenchment of gender parity in County Governments and needed to facilitate co-operation between the County Executives and the County As- semblies. Some of the resolutions from the forum were as follows- there was need to establish a mechanism of consultation and co-operation between the two levels of Govern- ment; enactment of the County Attorneys Bill 2014, was instrumental towards promoting devolution; and there was need to strengthen the capacity of officials of the National Government and the Judiciary to equip them with skills and knowledge to execute their roles more effectively.

YOUTH, GENDER, SPORTS COMMITTEE COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH CEC’s EDUCATION, YOUTH, GENDER, SPORTS CULTURE AND SOCIAL SERVICES

The Council of Governors hosted the County Executive members (CEC) for Youth, Gen- der, Sports, Culture and Social Services for a Consultative Sectoral meeting to, plan and deliberate for upcoming activities including the 2016 Kenya Youth Inter-County Association (KYISA) games to be held in December 2016, the Kenya Musical Festivals to be held in November 2016, the East African Youth Parliament Conference scheduled for October 2016 at the Bomas of Kenya where 47 slots have been set aside for County Governments participation.

The Conference is a capacity building opportunity for the Kenyan Youth to learn more about devolution and to encourage youth to engage and actively participate in the de- cision making process because the outcomes affect them either directly or indirectly.

Page 10 TOKYO INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE OF AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT (TICAD) By Elizabeth Wambui The long awaited Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD) held from 26th-28th August 2016 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) was a great opportunity for Kenya on Trade and Investment. The summit’s main aim being to chart the path for Africa's development with its global partners.

Council of Governors Booth at the 2016 TICAD Conference

The summit which was officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta attracted 34 Heads of State and business leaders from across the globe. Some of the presidents who participated were Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe), President Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), President Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somalia), Patrice Talon (Benin), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (Djibouti), Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea), Idriss Déby (Chad) and John Dramani Mahama (Ghana) just to name a few were in attendance.

The summit entailed panel discussions, exhibitions, and Business to Business (b2b) meetings. The Council of Governors participated through various channels including hosting County Government information in the conference by exhibiting council materials, county materials and products. The exhibition booth was home for all the 47 counties.

The staff members were present to adequately respond to any question relating to the Council, counties or devolution. Views and feedback from the public was also received.

It was amazing seeing how passionate people were interacting with symbols of their counties like the county flags, CIDPs and county promotional materials.

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TICAD PICTORIAL

Participating at TICAD VI was an opportunity to inform and educate the public on the role of the Council of Governors, Devolution and the milestones achieved so far on growth and development within counties.

Page 12 CONGRATULATIONS SIDDARTH

Page 13 PICTORIAL

The County Pension Fund (CPF) Annual General Meeting held at Kenya Methodist University in Meru County chaired by H.E Peter Munya in the presence of H.E Wycliffe Oparanya, Chairman of the finance Committee and H.E Moses Akaranga, member of the Human Resource Committee. (On the right) H.E. Peter Munya awards Nan- cy Gathaiya CECM Public Service Administration and citizen Paricipation and employers present with a trophy in Most Consistent in Membership Growth for the CPF Individual Pension Plan

Chairman of the Legal and Human Rights Committee H.E Prof. Kivutha Kibwana presided over the opening ceremony of the 3rd County lawyers multi-thematic conference in Kwale County.

Consultative stakeholders meeting on development of an Integrated transition induction programme for the County Governments after the general elections of 2017

CECs for Education during a consultative meeting at the Council of Governors offices on the Draft County Village Polytechnics and Training Bill 2016.

Page 14 4th ANNUAL DEVOLUTION CONFERENCE

The 4th Annual Devolution Conference 2017 shall be held in the Mara National Park, Narok County. The conference marks an important milestone in the Devolution story in Kenya. It is the 4th Annual Devolution Conference and the last Annual Devolution Conference for the Pioneer Subnational Level of Devolved Units which were ushered through the March 4th 2013 elections. The Overriding Conference Theme is “The Devolution Transformation” and the Guiding Theme of the 2017 Conference is “Devolution – Transforming Lives: Tell Your Story!”. The Annual Devolution Conference is considered an important event in the calendar of Kenya because it provides a platform through which all stakeholders in devolution evaluate performance of both levels of governments in matters of policy, law, accountability, good governance, and service delivery, among others. For the past four years there have been concerted efforts to educate the public through word and deed of what devolution is and what it has achieved. The County Governments have put in place mechanisms to address the concerns that have accompanied the change of governance and continuously sought to reas- sure the public that devolution is indeed working. As a build up to the main conference we will be having the County Executives Members Conference which will be held on 1st and 2nd December 2016 in Kericho county, and county dialogues in all the counties from the 1st of October to the 12th of November 2106.

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Page 15 HANSARD REPORT SUMMARY —AUGUST 2016

Tuesday, 2nd August 2016.

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

The Kenya Defence read for Second Bill proposes to amend Kenya Defence Security Forces Time and commit- Forces Act (No. 25 of 2012) to ensure (Amendment) Bill, ted to a Commit- smooth implementation to the Act 2015 tee of the whole and provide better services to the sol- House diers. The Forest Conser- Committee of the The National Assembly rejected the NRM vation and Man- Whole House some of the amendments proposed agement Bill, 2015 by the Senate The Natural Re- Committee of the the Committee of the National Assem- NRM sources (Classes Of Whole House bly rejected the insertion of New Transactions Sub- Clause 9A because the proposed ject To Ratifica- amendment seeks to give the Senate tion) Bill, 2015 no specific timelines to consider the

Wednesday, 3rd August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

The Kenya Nation- Committee of the An amendment was moved to pro- Education al Examination whole House vide for Ranking of institutions of Council basic education. The Bill was accord- (Amendment) Bill, ingly read the Third 2016 Time and passed in

Approval of the Approved House approved the Senate Urban Mediated Version amendments to the Bill. Of The Community

Miscellaneous Committee of the The Bill provides for the imposition Legal Fees and Levies Whole House of fees and charges on imported or Bill (National As- exported goods sembly Bill No.30

Reports  Report Of The Committee Of The Whole House On The Forest Conservation And Management Bill,2015-(Question was put and agreed to)  Report Of The Committee Of The Whole House On The Natural Resources (Classes Of Transactions Subject To Ratification) Bill, 2015--(Question was put and agreed to). Page 16 Friday, 5th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE Approval Of The Putting of the Ques- It provides allocations to the various Finance County Government’s tion on the Motion Counties. Cash Disbursement deferred) Schedule For FY 2016/2017 The National Hospital Second Reading of The Bill intends to amendment to the Health Insurance Fund the Bill was de- National Hospital Insurance Fund Act, (Amendment) Bill ferred to reduce the penalties imposed by the (Senate Bill No.9 Of Act for late payment of standard con- 2015 tributions and special contributions. Reproductive Health Committee of the The effect of the Bill is to ensure that Health Care Bill (Senate Bill Whole House de- the National and County governments No.17 Of 2014 ferred provide free ante-natal care, delivery services and post-partum care. The Kenya Medical Second Reading The object of this Bill is to amend the Health Supplies Authority deferred Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act, (Amendment) Bill No.20 of 2013 to bring it in line with (Senate Bill No.4 Of devolution 2014)

Tuesday, 9th August 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

The Contempt Of Read the First Time and The principle object of the Bill is to Legal Court Bill, 2016 ordered to be referred define contempt of court and to limit to the relevant Depart- the power of court to punish for con- mental Committee tempt of court. Petroleum Approved House rejected Senate amendments Energy (Exploration, Devel- to Clause 12(1), 17(1)(e)(i) Clause 48 opment and Pro- and Clause 49. duction) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2015) Fisheries Manage- Consideration of Senate Consideration in the Committee of Agriculture ment and Develop- amendment to the Bill. the whole House deferred ment Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 20 of 2014) Bribery Bill 2016 Second Reading Provides for measures and mecha- Legal nisms to combat corruption

Page 17 Wednesday, 10th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

The Public Benefits Second Reading The principal object of this Bill is to amend Rules and Organizations the Public Benefits Organizations Act, No. Business (Amendment) Bill, 18 of 2013 to operationalize the Act in ac- 2016 cordance with the law. The Sexual Offences Read the First The primary objective of this Bill is to Gender (Amendment) Bill, Time and or- amend the Sexual Offences Act to express- 2016 dered to be re- ly prohibit plea bargaining and collusion in ferred to the sexual offences which help the perpetra- relevant Depart- tors of sexual offences evade justice. mental Commit- tee Proceeds of Crime The Bill was read The principal object of this Bill is to amend Finance and Anti-Money Laun- a Second Time the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money dering(Amendment) and committed Laundering Act, Cap. 598 Bill (National Assem- to a Committee bly Bill No.64 of 2015) of the whole House

Thursday, 11th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

The Public Benefits The Bill was read a The principal object of this Bill is to Rules and Organizations Second Time and amend the Public Benefits Organiza- Business (Amendment) Bill, committed to a Com- tions Act, No. 18 of 2013 to operation- 2016 mittee of the whole alize the Act in accordance with the House law. Fisheries Manage- Agriculture ment and Develop- Committee of the Consideration of Senate Amendment Whole House ment Bill (National (Putting of the Question deferred) Assembly Bill No. 20 of 2015) The Bribery Bill, 2016 The Bill was read a The Bills intends to extend the fight Legal Second Time and against bribery to the private sector; committed to a Com- mittee of the whole

Access to Infor- Committee of the Consideration of Senate Amend- Communica- mation Bill (National Whole House ments (The House Concurred with tion Assembly Bill No. 36 the Senate amendments) of 2015) (Putting of the Question deferred)

Page 18 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO MEDIATION COMMITTEES-House appoints members to mediation committee to mediate on the following Bills,  Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2015)  Energy Bill (National Assembly No.50 of 2015).

Tuesday, 16th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

Kenya Regiment Second Reading This Bill seeks to repeal that subsidiary Rules and Bu (Territorial Force) piece of legislation that was made un- (Putting of the (Repeal) Bill (National der the Kenya Regiment (Territorial Question deferred) Assembly Bill No.39 of Force) Act 2015

Reports  Report of Committee Of The Whole House on Senate Amendments to the Fish- eries Management and Development Bill, 2015  Report of Committee Of The Whole House on Senate Amendments to the Ac- cess to Information Bill, 2015

Wednesday, 17th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE The Biomedical Engi- Second Reading The Aim of the Bill is to make pro- Health neers Bill, 2015 vision for the training, registration (Putting of the Ques- and licensing of biomedical engi- tion deferred) neering professionals,

The National Govern- Read the First time and Provides for the allocations of Finance ment Constituencies ordered to be referred Funds to various constituencies Development Fund to the relevant Depart- (Amendment) Bill,2015 mental Committee

Page 19 Thursday, 18th August, 2016 - Special Sitting

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

The National Hospital The Bill was read a Second The purpose of this Bill is to Health Insurance Fund Time and committed to a make amendments to the (Amendment) Bill Committee of the Whole National Hospital Insurance (Senate Bill No.9 Of Fund Act,

The Kenya Medical The Bill was read a Second The object of this Bill is to Health Supplies Authority Time and committed to a amend the Kenya Medical (Amendment) Bill Committee of the Whole Supplies Authority Act, (Senate Bill No.4 Of No.20 of 2013,

The Physical Planning The Bill was read a Second The Bill seeks to make pro- Urban Bill (National Assembly Time and committed to a visions for the planning, Bill No. 46 Of 2015) Committee of the Whole. use, regulation and development of land and for

The County Govern- The Bill is lost at Second The Bill seeks to amend Legal ments (Amendment) Reading Sections 50, 51 and 52 of Bill (Senate Bill No. 21 the County Governments (Question negatived by 22 Of 2015) Act in order to bind the votes to 1) County Public Service to employ sub- county administrators, ward administrators and village administrators every general election year. The Parliamentary The Bill was read a Second The Bill seeks to give effect Legal Powers And Privileges Time and committed to a to Article 117 of the Consti- Bill (National Assembly Committee of the Whole tution Bill No.35 Of 2014) The County Govern- The Bill was read a Second The principal object of the legal ments (Amendment) Time and committed to a Bill is to amend the Third Bill(Senate Bill No.4 Of Committee of the Whole Schedule of the County 2016 Governments Act

Senate Amendments The House agreed with the Education cul- To The Protection Of Committee of the Whole Senate amendments ture Traditional Knowledge House Consideration of the And Cultural Expres- Senate amendments. sions Bill, 2015 (Question put and agreed to)

Page 20 Tuesday, 23rd August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

Finance Bill The Bill was read a Sec- The Bill formulates the proposals an- Finance (National Assem- ond Time and commit- nounced in the Budget for 2016/2017 bly Bill No. 20 of ted to a Committee of 2016) the whole House)

The Biomedical read the Second Time The Aim of the Bill is to make provision Health Engineers Bill, and committed to a for the training, registration and licens- 2015 Committee Stage ing of biomedical engineers

Kenya Roads Bill Read the Third Time and The principal object of this Infrastructure (National Assem- passed Bill is to give effect to the bly Bill No. 26 of 2015). Fourth Schedule to the Constitution in relation to the roads subsector.

Wednesday, 24th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

Approval Of The Mediat- Motion The House debated on NRM ed Version Of Forest Con- clause 9 Clause (3A) (a) on (Question put and agreed servation and Manage- disqualifying factors to to) ment Bill, 2015 membership of a board particularly as proposed in the proposed.

Approval Of The Mediat- Motion The House agreed with NRM ed Version Of The Natural the resolutions of the me- (Question put and agreed Resources diation committee. to) (Classes Of Transactions Subject To Ratification) Bill, 2015 The Universities The Bill was read a Sec- The Bill seeks to amend Education (Amendment) Bill ond Time and committed the Universities Act, 2012 to provide for accredita- (National Assembly Bill to a Committee of the tion of universities and No.67 of 2015) whole approval of their academ-

Page 21 Thursday, 25th August, 2016

ISSUE/Bill STATUS SUMMARY COMMITTEE

Approval of The Motion The House agreed to the Media- Energy Mediated Version tion Committee resolution (Putting of the Question Of The Energy Bill, deferred) 2015

Approval Of The Motion The House approved the report Energy Mediated Version (Putting of the Question Of The Petroleum deferred) (Exploration, Devel- opment And Pro- duction) Bill, 2015

Betting, Lotteries Second Reading This Bill seeks to amend the Bet- Finance and ting, Lotteries and Gaming Act, Cap. 131 Gaming (Amendment) Bill,2015

Page 22 UPCOMING EVENTS

MEETING DATE VENUE 4th Annual Devolution 20th– 24th February 2017 Narok County Conference County Dialogues 1st October– 12th November All Counties 2016 Devolution Torch 3rd October 2016—April 2017 All Counties

Pre Devolution Conference 1st-2nd December 2016 Kericho County

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