The Members of Parliament have been summoned for a special sitting on January 16th to key national issues.
The notice came from the National assembly speaker Moses Wetangula who said that the sitting was granted after a request from the Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah and Minority Leader Junet Mohammed.
The sittings will commence on 10am for the morning session and 2.30 pm for the afternoon session.
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The notice was stated on January 8th, 2025.
Standing Order 29 of the National Assembly Standing Orders provides that whenever the house stands adjourned, the Speaker may, on the request of the Leader of the Majority Leader Party pr the Leader of the minority Party, appoint a day for a special meeting of the house.
The notice began.
On 3rd January 2025, I received and acceded to a request from the Leader of the Majority Party to appoint Thursday 16th January 2025 as a day for special sittings of the National Assembly. The Special sitting will be held in the National Assembly Chamber, Main Parliament Buildings.
Speaker Moses Wetangula stated.
The members of the National Assembly will be expected to consider the meditated version of the County Governments additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 19 of 2024) subject of the meditation process.
The National Assembly will have Special Sittings on Thursday, 16th January 2025.
MPs will have a morning sitting starting at 10.00am and an afternoon sitting starting at 2.30pm to consider business as follows;
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The lawmakers will commence debate on the report of the Departmental committee on labor on its consideration of nominees for appointment as chairperson and members of the committee on Appointments on its consideration of nominees for appointment ad Cabinet Secretaries.
The house will also consider in Committee of the whole House of the Start-up Bill (Senate Bill No. 14 of 2022) and the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No. of 2023).
The notice stated.
