National Assembly
Thursday 12, 2015 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL REPORT Thursday, 12th February, 2015 The House met at 2.30 p.m. [The Deputy Speaker (Hon. (Dr.) Laboso) in the Chair] PRAYERS Hon. Deputy Speaker: Hon. Members, we are just checking that we are properly constituted; I can confirm that we can transact business. MESSAGE CONCURRENCE ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL (AMENDMENT) BILL SOUGHT BY SENATE Hon. Deputy Speaker: Hon. Members, there is a Message from the Senate. Hon. Members, Standing Order No. 41(5) relating to messages from the Senate provides that:- “If a message is received from the Senate at a time when the House is not in session, the Speaker shall forthwith cause the message to be transmitted to every Member and shall report the message to the House on the day the House next sits.” In this regard hon. Members, I wish to report that I have since received a Message from the Senate on this Bill. The Message states, “THAT, the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 31 of 2013), as published in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.139 of 18th October, 2013 and passed, with amendments, by the National Assembly on 23rd April, 2014 was passed by the Senate on Tuesday, 25th November, 2014 with amendments. The message continues to state:- “The Senate now seeks the concurrence of the National Assembly to the amendments made by the Senate”. Hon. Members, I wish to commit this Bill to the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade for its consideration. I further direct that the Committee concludes work on the Bill within 14 days, given that a similar Bill, The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2014, which has constitutional timelines, is already under consideration by the House.
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