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The Senate Motions Tracker As at 01.12.2016 1 PARLIAMENT OF KENYA THE SENATE MOTIONS TRACKER – FOURTH SESSION, 2016 AFFECTS/ DATES NOTICE SECONDER DOES NOT DEBATED No SUBJECT OF PROPOSER DIVISION REMARKS AFFECT AND MOTION COUNTIES CONCLUDED THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 176(1), the Senate approves the following Senators to be Members of the Rules and Business Committee:- 1. Sen. David Ekwee Ethuro - Speaker of the Senate - Chairperson 2. Sen.(Prof.) Kithure Kindiki - Senate Majority Leader 3. Sen. Moses MasikaWetang’ula - Senate Minority Adopted without Leader Senate Senate Does not Tuesday, Tuesday, amendment 1. 4. Sen. Beatrice Elachi – Senate Majority Whip Majority Minority affect - 09.02.16 09.02.16 s on 5. Sen. Johnson NduyaMuthama – Senate Minority Leader Leader counties Whip Tuesday, 6. Sen. Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen 09.02.16 7. Sen. Beth Mugo 8. Sen. KiraituMurungi 9. Sen. (Prof.) John Lonyangapuo 10. Sen. James Orengo 11. Sen. Janet Ong’era 12. Sen. (Dr.) Agnes Zani THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 16, the Senate Adopted approves the nomination of Senator Stephen Sang to Deputy without replace Senator Kipchumba Murkomen as a member of Senate Does not Wednesday, Senate Thursday, amendment 2. the Chairpersons Panel and to further preside over the Majority affect - 10.02.16 Minority 11.02.16 s on Senate in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Leader counties Leader Thursday, Speaker pursuant to Article 107(1)(c) of the Constitution 11.02.16 and Standing Order 18 of the Senate. Deputy THAT, pursuant to Standing Order Nos. 177(3) Senate Does not Adopted Wednesday, Senate Thursday, 3. &179(1), the Senate approves the nomination of Sen. Majority affect - without 10.02.16 Minority 11.02.16 Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen, by the Rules and Leader counties amendment Leader Business Committee, to be a member of the Standing s on The Senate Motions Tracker as at 01.12.2016 1 AFFECTS/ DATES NOTICE OF SECONDER DOES NOT No SUBJECT PROPOSER DIVISION DEBATED AND REMARKS MOTION AFFECT CONCLUDED COUNTIES Committee on Energy to replace Sen. Charles Keter, Thursday, former Senator for Kericho County. 11.02.16 THAT, pursuant to Standing Order Nos. 177, 179 and 210, the Senate approves the following Senators nominated by the Rules and Business Committee to serve in the respective Sessional Committees as indicated below:- A. COUNTY PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE 1. Sen. Wamatangi Kimani 2. Sen. Stephen Ole Ntutu 3. Sen. (Eng.) Karue Muriuki 4. Sen. (Prof.) John Lonyangapuo 5. Sen. Wangari Martha 6. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Boni 7. Sen. Omar Hassan 8. Sen. Sitswila Wako Amos 9. Sen. Nyong’o Anyang’ Adopted Deputy without 10. Sen. Mong’areOkong’o Kennedy Senate Does not Wednesday, Senate Thursday, amendment 4. 11. Sen. George Khaniri Majority affect - 10.02.16 Minority 11.02.16 s on Leader counties B. COMMITTEE ON DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT Leader Thursday, 1. Sen. Murkomen Kipchumba 11.02.16 2. Sen. Lesuuda Naisula 3. Sen. Kerrow Billow 4. Sen. Beatrice Elachi 5. Sen. (Prof.) Wilfred Lesan 6. Sen. Sitswila Wako Amos 7. Sen. Janet Ong’era 8. Sen. Omar Hassan 9. Sen. Tiole Ndiema Henry C. COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION 1. Sen. Haji Mohammed Yusuf 2. Sen. Bule A. Ali 3. Sen. Chelule Liza 4. Sen. Mbura Emma Gertrude 5. Sen. (Dr.)Kariuki Godfrey Gitahi 6. Sen. Ali Hassan Abdirahman The Senate Motions Tracker as at 01.12.2016 2 AFFECTS/ DATES NOTICE OF SECONDER DOES NOT No SUBJECT PROPOSER DIVISION DEBATED AND REMARKS MOTION AFFECT CONCLUDED COUNTIES 7. Sen. James Orengo 8. Sen. Muthama Johnson 9. Sen. Nyongesa Kanainza Daisy D. COMMITTEE ON DELEGATED LEGISLATION 1. Sen. Sang Stephen 2. Sen. Gwendo Joy 3. Sen. Onchwang’i Hosea 4. Sen. Mbura Emma Gertrude 5. Sen. Karaba Daniel 6. Sen. Madzayo Stewart 7. Sen. Sijeny Judith 8. Sen. Musila David 9. Sen. Omondi Godliver Nanjira THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 100 (1), the Senate resolves that debate on a Motion not sponsored by the Majority or Minority Party or a Committee shall be limited in the following manner:- Adopted without A maximum of three hours with not more than Senate Senate Does not amendment Wednesday, Wednesday10. 5. twenty minutes for the Mover, twenty minutes for the Majority Minority affect - s on 10.02.16 02.16 Majority Party Official Responder, twenty minutes for Leader Leader counties Wednesday, the Minority Party Official Responder and fifteen 10.02.16 minutes for each other Senator speaking and that fifteen minutes before the time expires, the Mover shall be called upon to reply. THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing *Amended Order 100 (4), the debate on any Motion for the on the first adjournment of the Senate to a day other than the next paragraph normal sitting day in accordance with the calendar of by deleting the Senate shall be limited to a maximum of two hours the word Senate Senate Does not ‘fifteen’ and with not more than fifteen minutes for each Senator Wednesday, Wednesday10. 6. Majority Minority affect - inserting speaking after which the Senate shall adjourn without 10.02.16 02.16 question put; Leader Leader counties thereof the word ‘ten’ Provided that when the period of recess proposed by any such Motion does not exceed nine calendar days, Adopted as the debate shall be limited to a maximum of thirty (30) amended on minutes, and shall be confined to the question of Wednesday, The Senate Motions Tracker as at 01.12.2016 3 AFFECTS/ DATES NOTICE OF SECONDER DOES NOT No SUBJECT PROPOSER DIVISION DEBATED AND REMARKS MOTION AFFECT CONCLUDED COUNTIES adjournment. 10.02.16 RESOLUTION THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 100 (4), the debate on any Motion for the adjournment of the Senate to a day other than the next normal sitting day in accordance with the calendar of the Senate shall be limited to a maximum of two hours with not more than ten minutes for each Senator speaking after which the Senate shall adjourn without question put; Provided that when the period of recess proposed by any such Motion does not exceed nine calendar days, the debate shall be limited to a maximum of thirty (30) minutes, and shall be confined to the question of adjournment. THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 100 (1), the Senate resolves that the debate on the Motion on the Adopted Presidential Address shall be limited to a maximum of without three sitting days with not more than fifteen minutes for Senate Does not amendment Wednesday, Sen. James Wednesday10. 7. each Senator speaking, excluding the Mover in moving Majority affect - s on 10.02.16 Orengo 02.16 and replying who shall be limited to thirty minutes in Leader counties Wednesday, either case and that the Senate Majority Leader and the 10.02.16 Senate Minority Leader shall be limited to thirty minutes each. Adopted Wednesday THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Wednesday17. without Chairperson 24.02.16 Committee on the County Governments (Amendment) Tuesday, Sen. Billow Affects 02.16 amendment 8. of Mediation Ayes: 24 Bill (Senate Bill No.1 of 2014) laid on the Table of the 16.02.16 Kerow counties Wednesday s on Committee Noes:0 House on Wednesday, 18th November, 2015. 24.02.16 Wednesday, Abst: 0 24.02.16 THAT, pursuant to Article 5 of the Protocol to the Treaty Sen. Beatrice Adopted establishing the African Economic Community relating to Elachi on without Does not the Pan-African Parliament, the Senate approves the Thursday, behalf of the Sen. Stephen Thursday18.02 amendment 9. affect - nomination of Sen. Billow Kerrow as a member of the 18.02.16 Senate Sang .16 s on counties Pan-African Parliament to replace Sen. Kipchumba Majority Thursday, Murkomen. Leader 18.02.16 The Senate Motions Tracker as at 01.12.2016 4 AFFECTS/ DATES NOTICE OF SECONDER DOES NOT No SUBJECT PROPOSER DIVISION DEBATED AND REMARKS MOTION AFFECT CONCLUDED COUNTIES Adopted THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Vice Tuesday without Committee on the National Drought Management Chairperson 01.03.2016 Thursday, Sen. Daniel Affects Wednesday amendment 10. Authority Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 42 of 2013) laid of the Ayes: 27 18.02.16 Karaba counties 24.02.16 s on on the Table of the House on Thursday, 3rd December, Mediation Noes: 0 Tuesday 2015. Committee Abst: 0 01.03.2016 Adopted Tuesday without THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Ad-hoc Chairperson 01.03.2016 Thursday, Sen.(Prof.) Affects Wednesday amendment 11. Select Committee on County Headquarters laid on the of the Ad-hoc Ayes: 27 18.02.16 Kindiki counties 24.02.16 s on Table of the Senate on Thursday, 3rd December, 2015. Committee Noes: 0 Tuesday Abst;:0 01.03.2016 THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the 29th Session of the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held at the Grand Thursday, Sen. Kembi- 12. Pacific Hotel, Suva, Fiji, from 10th to 17th June, 2015, 18.02.16 Gitura laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 25th November, 2015. Chairperson THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Standing of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations on Standing the assessment of the security situation in Mandera Wednesday, Committee 13. County, Laikipia County and Kapedo (Border town of 24.02.16 on National Turkana and Baringo Counties) conducted between 19th Security and January and 5th February, 2015 and laid on the table of Foreign the House on Wednesday, 29th July, 2015. Relations Amended by THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Standing deleting the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the fullstopat the Budget Policy Statement, 2016 laid on the Table of the end thereof House on Thursday, 25th February, 2016.
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