Motion Tracker 2009

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KENYA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY,

MOTIONS 2009

NO SUBJECTNOTICE OF

MOTIONPROPOSER DIVISION

DATES

DEBATED

AND

CONCLUDED

REMARKS

1. THAT, the thanks of this House be recorded for the exposition of publicpolicy contained in His Excellencys Presidential Address from the Chairon Tuesday, 21st April, 2009.

21/4/09

The Vice-

President and

Minister for

Home Affairs

29/4/09

6/5/09Adopted

2.THAT a sum not exceeding Kshs16, 355,411,140 be granted from the

Consolidated Fund to meet expenditure during the year ending 30th June,2009 in respect of Supplementary Estimates of 2008/2009 financial year,

Recurrent, having regard to the proposed reduction of Kshs15,

633,315,630 therein appearing

22/4/09

The Deputy

Prime Ministerand Minister

for Finance

29/4/09 Adopted

3.THAT a sum not exceeding Kshs9, 895,9650 be granted from the

Consolidated Fund to meet expenditure during the year ending 30th June,

2009 in respect of Supplementary Estimates 2008/2009 financial year,Development, having regard to the proposed reduction of Kshs11,

695,894,670 therein appearing.

22/4/09

The Deputy

Prime Minister

and Minister

for Finance

29/4/09 Adopted

4.THAT pursuant to Section 41(3) of the Constitution of Kenya, this House

approves the recommendations on the Chair and Members of the InterimIndependent Electoral Commission (IIEC) contained in the Report of the

Parliamentary Select Committee on the Review of the Constitution laid on

the Table of the House on Wednesday, 22nd April, 2009.

22/4/09Hon. Abdikadir

Mohamed30/4/09 Adopted

5.THAT, pursuant to Section 41B(2) of the Constitution of Kenya, this

House approves the recommendations on the Chair and Members of the

Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC) contained

in the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Review of the

Constitution laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 30th April, 2009.

30/4/09Hon. Abdikadir


6. THAT this House orders that the Business appearing in todays OrderPaper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No.38(1), beinga Wednesday morning, a day allocated for Private Members Motions.

22/4/09

The Vice-

President and

Minister for

Home Affairs

22/4/09 Adopted


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7.Appointment of Members of the House Business Committee pursuant to

the provisions of Standing Order No.158 22/4/09

The Vice-

President and

Minister for

Home Affairs

22/4/09 Adopted

8.

THAT, noting with grave concern the presence of Ugandan securityforces, first in Migingo Island and, secondly, in Kacheliba in West Pokot

District, areas that form part of the Sovereign Republic of Kenya, an act

that is against provisions of international law; this House registers itsstrong opposition to and disapproval of this act of aggression by the

Government of Uganda, and resolves that the Ugandan security forces

leave Kenyan soil with immediate effect, and that the Government of

Uganda unconditionally commits itself to respecting the territorialboundaries between Kenya and Uganda, and further, that this House

urges His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya to use all the resources and

options at his disposal to reclaim Kenyan land in accordance with the

Constitution of Kenya.

22/4/09Dr. Boni

Khalwale

13/5/09

27/5/09

Adopted

with amendments

9.THAT, under Standing Order No.25, the debate that is before this Houseon the establishment of the House Business Committee be adjourned to

provide an avenue for the House to agree on the membership of the House

Business Committee to facilitate effective and conclusive discussions on

this Motion.

22/4/09Dr. Boni

Khalwale22/4/09 Adopted

10.THAT, this House orders that the Business appearing in todays Order

Paper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No.38(1) being

a Wednesday morning, a day allocated for Private Members Bills and

Motions.

29/4/09Mr. George

Thuo29/4/09 Adopted

11.THAT, the debate on the Private Members Motion shall be limited in the

following manner:- A maximum of two hours with not more than 20

minutes for the Mover, 20 minutes for the Government official responder

and 10 minutes for each other Member speaking, and that 10 minutes

before the time expires, the Mover be called upon to reply.

29/4/09Mr. George

Thuo29/4/09 Adopted

12.THAT, the debate on the Motion on the Presidential Address be limited toa maximum of four days pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order

No.18(3), with no more than ten minutes for each Member speaking and

twenty minutes for the Mover in moving and replying.

29/4/09Mr. George

Thuo29/4/09 Adopted

13.THAT, the debate on any Motion for the Adjournment of the House to aday other than the next normal sitting day shall be limited to a maximum

of three hours with not more than five minutes for each Member speaking;

provided that, when the period of recess proposed by any such Motiondoes not exceed nine days, the debate shall be limited to a maximum of

29/4/09Mr. Jakoyo

Midiwo29/4/09 Adopted


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thirty minutes, and shall strictly be confined to the question of the

adjournment.

14.THAT, each speech in the Committee of Supply (Supplementary

Estimates) shall be limited to ten minutes excluding the Mover, who shallbe limited to thirty minutes while moving and replying and the

Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and

Trade, who shall be limited to twenty minutes.

29/4/09Mr. Jakoyo


15.THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on

Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the nomination of

Commissioners to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission laid

on the Table of the House on 30th April, 2009.

30/4/09

Chairman

Departmental

Committee on

Administration

of Justice and

Legal Affairs

12/5/09 Adopted


Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources on Food Security and Maize

shortage in the country laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 30th

April, 2009.

30/4/09

Chairman

Departmental

Committee onAgriculture,

Lands and

Natural

Resource

13/5/0914/5/09 Negatived

17.THAT, this House orders that the business appearing in todays Order

Paper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No.38(1), being

a Wednesday morning, a day allotted for Private Members Bills and

Motions.

6/5/09 LGB 6/5/09 Adopted

18.THAT, this House extends the mandate of the Parliamentary Select

Committee on the activities of unlawful organizations by three months to

enable the Committee conclude its activities as per the terms of reference

and as established.

7/5/09Mr. Jeremiah

Kioni12/5/09 Adopted

19.THAT aware of the need for reforms in all Government institutions,including the Cabinet, in order to enhance good governance, this House

urges the Government to facilitate induction and training on financial and

resource management for all Ministers, Assistant and other Constitutional

office holders.

13/5/09Hon.

Mungatana, MP

27/5/09

3/6/09Adopted

20.THAT in view of the suffering occasioned by the Retirements Benefitslaw to employees by prohibiting them from accessing their contributions

and those of the employers upon leaving employment before the

mandatory retirement age and in view of the fact that the Government hasnow extended the retirement age of its employees to 60 years and those

13/5/09Mr. Eugene

WamalwaMotion not moved


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who have left employment before the mandatory retirement age will have

to wait for even a longer period before accessing their contributions; this

House resolves that the Government lifts the restriction under the

Retirement Benefits Act in respect of occupational schemes to enable a

member leaving employment after three years of membership to beentitled thereupon to a refund of his or her contributions together withinvestments income accrued thereon and payment of the employers

contribution together with the investment income accrued thereon and for

matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

21.THAT this House adopts the Report of the joint committee on Finance,

Planning and Trade and the Budget Committee on the discrepancies in the

Supplementary Estimates for the Financial 2008/2009 laid on the Table of

the House on Wednesday, 13th May, 2009.

13/5/09

Hon

Chrysanthus

Okemo, MP

13/5/09 Adopted

22.THAT, pursuant to Section 27(4)(b) of the Constituencies Development

Fund (Amendment) Act, 2007, this House adopts the Report of the

Constituencies Development Fund Committee on the appointment of the

Chief Executive Officer of the Constituencies Development Board laid on

the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 13th May, 2009.

13/5/09Mr. Ekwee

Ethuro

23.

THAT, being aware of the serious problem of squatters and landlessness

in Kenya today, and lack of a clear policy and legal framework to dealwith the same, considering the efforts made by the Government so far in

settling some squatters on various farms in certain parts of the country

without a clear criteria or structures to guide the process, appreciating the

need to establish a fund to facilitate a continuous squatter settlementprocess with proper structures and criteria for identification of genuine

squatters countrywide and suitable land for acquisition and settlement in

an open, transparent and consultative manner; this House urges the

Government to establish a fund under the Government Financial

Management Act, (No.5 of 2004), to be known as the Squat ters

Settlement Fund for the purposes of continuous squatter settlement, and

for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.

13/5/09 Hon Eugene

Wamalwa, MP

20/5/09

27/5/09Adopted

24. THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.111 (2), thisHouse orders that the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (Bill No.2) be read asecond time.

21/5/09Hon. George

Thuo, MP21/5/09 Adopted

25. THAT, this House adopts Economic Survey, 2009, laid on the Table of theHouse on Tuesday, 26th May 2009.

26/5/09

Minister for

Planning,

National

Development

and Vision

2030

27/5/09 Adopted


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26. THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.111(2), thisHouse orders that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill beRead a Second Time.

26/5/09Hon. Jakoyo

Midiwo, MP26/5/09 Adopted

27.THAT, this House adoption the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the

119th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly and related meetings held inGeneva, Switzerland from 13th to 15th October, 2008, which was laid on

the Table of the House on Tuesday, 16th December, 2008.

27/5/09 Leader ofDelegation 2/6/093/6/09

Adopted

28. THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee onAdministration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the appointment ofAssistant Directors to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission.

28/5/09Mr. Abdikadir


29. THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee onAdministration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the nomination ofCommissioners to the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.

25/5/09Mr. Abdikadir


30. Motion for Adjournment of Debate under Standing Order No. 25 22/5/09 Dr. Khalwale 22/5/09 Adopted

31.

THAT aware that Section 58(1) of the Constitution of Kenya provides thateach Session of Parliament shall be held at such a place within Kenya and

shall commence at such time as the President may appoint; considering the

growing public urge and the need to take Parliament to the people;

cognizant of the fact that Parliamentarians represent the aspirations of the

entire country; conscious of the need for hon. Members to have a first

hand account of the real regional development challenges and problems

that local people are faced with on daily basis; this House urges the

President to appoint venues for Sessions on rotational basis.

3/6/09Mr. Mohamed

Affey10/6/09 Adopted

32.THAT, this House adopts the report of the Departmental Committee on

Administration, National Security and Local Authorities during its fact

finding visits to the Nairobi City Council and the Langata Women Prison

on 24th October, 2008 and the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison on 4th

December, 2008 laid on the Table of the House today, 3rd June,2009.

3/6/09

Chairman of

the

Departmental

Committee

4/6/09 Adopted

33.

THAT, aware that children attending private academies in the country

have continuously taken up most of the opportunities in prestigious

national learning institutions and secured the most marketable courses inuniversities as a result of high quality education facilities; concerned that

public schools lack requisite facilities and manpower to guarantee quality

education for children; appreciating the need to improve education forchildren from poor backgrounds in order to achieve equity; this House

urges the Government to increase the budgetary allocation to public

primary and secondary schools for enhanced quality education.

3/6/09Mr. Boaz

Kaino10/6/09 Adopted


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34. THAT, this House adopts the Report of the 11th Session of the PanAfrican Parliament held from 18th to 29th May, 2009, in Midrand, SouthAfrica laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 4th June, 2009.

4/6/09Mr. Abdul

Baharideferred

35.THAT, this House adopts the Reports of the 14th 15th and 16th Sessions

of the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly and the 16th and 17th ACP-EUJoint Parliament Assembly meetings held in November, 2008, in Port

Moresby, Papua New Guinea; February, 2009, Brussels Belgium and

April, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic laid on the Table of the House on

Thursday, 4th June, 2009.

4/6/09 Prof. Kamar9/6/09

10/6/09Adopted

36.

THAT, aware that in the recruiting of officers into the disciplined forces,the following heights requirements apply:-

Armed forces - 5 feet 3 inches for both men and women, regular police - 5

feet 9 inches for policemen and 5 feet 3 inches for policewomen and in theAdministration Police, 5 feet 8 inches for men and 5 feet and 3 inches for

women; and concerned that this requirement is discriminative and is not

within any legal framework; this House urges the Government to dispense

with this requirement in order to allow for equal opportunities of

recruitment to all Kenyans who meet other minimum requirements.

Mr. Jeremiah

Kioni

24/6/09

29/7/09Adopted

37.THAT, the House adopts the report of the Kenyan Delegation to the 53rd

Session of the Executive Council and the 31st Conference of the AfricanParliamentary Union (APU) held in Kampala, Uganda, on 25th to 30th

November, 2008.

9/6/09Mr. FarahMaalim

38. THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committeeon the Government of Kenya accounts for the year 2004/2005 laid on theTable of the House on Wednesday, 10th June, 2009.

10/6/09

Chairman

Public

Accounts

Committee

23/6/09

21/7/09Adopted

39.

THAT, the following limitation shall be applied to the Business of theAnnual Estimates:-

(i) The debate on the Financial Statement on the Annual Estimates shall be

limited to three days exclusive of the Movers Speech and reply pursuant

to the provisions of Standing Order 148(2).(ii) Each Speech in the debate on the Financial Statement of the Annual

Estimates shall be limited to ten minutes, excluding the Movers Speech

and reply, which shall not be limited and the Chairperson of the Budget

Committee who shall be limited to thirty minutes.

(iii)On the Motion THAT, Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair to

enable Ministers to initiate debate on policy, the Mover shall be limited toa total of thirty minutes, twenty minutes for moving and ten minutes for

replying to the debate; fifteen minutes to the Chairperson of the relevant

Departmental Committee and that each other Member speaking shall be

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limited to five minutes; provided that one hour before the Question of the

Vote is put, the House shall go into Committee and the Chairman shall put

every question necessary to dispose of the Vote.

(iv) Each speech in Committee of Ways and Means shall be limited to ten

minutes and that debate in Committee of Supply to five minutes.

40. That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair. 11/6/09Deputy Prime

Minister and

Minister for

Finance

16/6/09

17/6/09Adopted

41.

THAT, aware that northern Kenya and other arid lands face perennialdrought of a cyclic nature; mindful that this occasions severe negative

economic, 2 June 17, 2009(A) social and environmental effects; noting

that currently responses to drought are reactive due to lack of proactive

measures; concerned that the country lacks a legal framework designed to

mitigate these problems; this House urges the Government to establish a

Drought Management Authority responsible for drought preparedness and

response, including forecasting, impact assessment and management

policy, drought preparedness and mitigation.

17/6/09Mr. Chachu

Ganya22/7/09 Adopted

42.THAT, notwithstanding the provision of Standing Order No.20(2), this

House orders that the sitting time for the House today be extended from6.30 p.m. until the conclusion of the business appearing in the

Supplementary Order Paper.

17/6/09Mr. Jakoyo


43.

THAT, noting the past and continued marginalization of Northern Kenya,

aware that because of the prolonged neglect, the entire region has laggedbehind in development compared to other parts of Kenya; cognizant of the

fact that the inhabitants of the region are taxpayers with equal human and

legal rights like other Kenyans, entitled to all the services provided by theGovernment, including adequate security and infrastructural facilities such

as road network to open up the region, appreciating the efforts of the

Grand Coalition Government in establishing the Ministry for Development

of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands as a strategy to address thesehistorical imbalances, this House resolves that the Deputy Prime Minister

and Minister for Finance increases budgetary allocation to the Ministry of

Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands to at least 15 per cent per annum forthe next decade in line with the Governments positive approach towards

the development and transformation of this region.

18/6/09

Amb.

Mohamed

Affey

Motion not moved

44.THAT, notwithstanding the provision of Standing Order 20(2), this House

orders that the sitting time of the House today be extended from 6.30 p.m.until the conclusion of the business appearing in the Supplementary Order

Paper.

17/6/09 Mr. Midiwo 17/6/09 Adopted


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45. THAT, the proposals relating to Excise Duties, Value Added Tax, IncomeTax and Miscellaneous Fees and Taxes contained in the FinancialStatement for the year of Account 2009/2010 be approved.

18/6/09

Deputy Prime

Minister andMinister for

Finance

18/6/09 Adopted

46.

THAT, in accordance with Section 101 of the Constitution of Kenya, the

withdrawal of Kenya Shillings 283,860,390,124 representing one-half of

the total net estimates of Recurrent and Development Expenditure madeup in the manner set out in the Vote on Account Schedules laid in the

House, be authorized for the purpose of meeting expenditure necessary to

carry on the services of the Government of Kenya during the year endingon the 30th June, 2010 until such time as the Appropriation Act for the

year comes into operation.

24/6/09

Deputy PrimeMinister and

Minister for

Finance

24/6/09 Adopted

47. THAT, notwithstanding the provision of Standing Order 20(2), this Houseorders that the sitting time of the House today be extended from 6.30 p.m.until the conclusion of the business appearing in the Order Paper.

25/6/09 Mr. Midiwo 25/6/09 Adopted

48. THAT, this House do now adjourn until Tuesday, 21st July, 2009 25/6/09 Mr. GeorgeThuo

25/6/09 Adopted

49.

THAT, acknowledging the fact that demand for electricity in this country

far outstrips supply; further aware that small hydro-power generationplants can be used to supplement the Governments effort to provide

electricity to its citizens and encourage establishment of cottage industries

through lower electricity costs; cognizant that the western part of Kenya isendowed with rivers such as the Nzoia, Yala, Arror, Weim Wei, Moiben,

Chepkaitit, Kaptetit and others; this House urges the Government to

establish small hydro-power generation plants on these rivers tosupplement the supply of electricity to the national grid.

22/7/09Mr. Yusuf

Chanzu29/7/09 Adopted

50.THAT, a sum not exceeding Ksh12,729,766,250 be issued from the

Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditure

during the year ending 30th June, 2010 in respect of:-

Vote 43 -Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology

29/7/09

The Minister

for Higher

Education,

Science &

Technology

29/7/09 Adopted

51. THAT, a sum not exceeding Ksh66,514,162,700 be issued from theConsolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditureduring the year ending 30th June, 2010 in respect of:-

29/7/09The Minister

for Education29/7/09 Adopted


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Vote 31 - Ministry of Education


Administration and National Security on the Number of Persons killed byVigilante Groups in the months of April and May, 2009, laid on the Table

of the House on Thursday, July 30, 2009.30/7/09

Chairman of

theDepartmental

Committee -

Mr. Kapondi

53.THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs.10,508,145,370 be issued from the

Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditureduring the year ending 30th June, 2010 in respect of:-

Vote 30 - Ministry of Energy30/7/09

The Minister

for Energy30/7/09 Adopted

54.THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs.2,200,503,440 be issued from theConsolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditure


Vote 32 - Ministry of Information & Communications30/7/09

The Minister

for

Information

and

Communications

30/7/09 Adopted

55.THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs.943,681,600 be issued from the



Vote 36 - Ministry of Lands4/8/09

The Minister

for Lands4/8/09 Adopted

56.THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs2,635,614,425 be issued from the


during the year ending 30th June, 2010 in respect of:-Vote 55 - Ministry of Forestry & Wildlife

4/8/09

Minister for

Forestry &Wildlife

4/8/09 Adopted

57.

THAT, acknowledging the good work performed by the Higher Education

Loans Board (HELB) in providing loans to students in both public andprivate universities from poor background in order to access education;

noting that higher education financing is a problem in most countries

including the industrialized; appreciating that middle level technicians arekey to industrial development; this House urges the government to

enhance funding to HELB and further to widen the scope of its funding to

include middle level colleges especially those offering techniciancertificates.

5/8/09Dr. EseliSimiyu


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Vote 20 - Ministry of Water & Irrigation

5/8/09

The Minister

for Water and

Irrigation

5/8/09 Adopted




Vote 21 -Ministry of Environment & Mineral Resources

5/8/09

The Minister

for

Environment

& Mineral

Resources

5/8/09 Adopted

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