The House met in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings at 9.33 a.m.
[[The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) in the Chair]]
Clerk, do we have quorum? Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes.
[(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker)]
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
Settle down, honourable Senators. We do have quorum now. Clerk, you may proceed to call the first Order.
[(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker)]
Now, hon. Senators, we were expecting the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, the Cabinet Secretary for the East African Community and the Cabinet Secretary for Mining and Blue Economy this morning. However, they indicated that they were not in a position to attend Plenary this
morning. They extended reasons that were found to be valid. Therefore, we will not have Question Time this morning. We will proceed with the other business as contained in the Order Paper. Question No.010
So, Clerk, you may call Order No.8.
THAT, AWARE THAT, Article 42 of the Constitution guarantees every person the right to a clean and healthy environment, which includes access to safe energy options; AWARE THAT, over 900 million Africans, including more than 90% of households in Kenya’s rural areas, still rely on traditional biomass (firewood, charcoal, animal waste) for cooking, resulting in high levels of indoor air pollution tha…
under the Energy Act, 2019, the Climate Change Act, 2016, and Kenya’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs); RECALLING THAT, the Africa Clean Cooking Summit (Paris, 2023) mobilized USD 2.2 billion in commitments for clean cooking, and the International Energy Agency has recommended urgent financing and policy action to achieve universal access by 2040; ACKNOWLEDGING, the efforts of some count…
THAT, AWARE that, Article 96 of the Constitution provides that the Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect their interests, determines the allocation of national revenue among counties, as provided in Article 217, and exercises oversight over national revenue allocated to the County Governments; FURTHER AWARE THAT, in the case of Senate v Council of Governors and 6 others (Petition 2…
CONCERNED THAT, that Senators are constrained by lack of access to real time to data from the IFMIS system for the respective counties they represent, thus affecting effective oversight of County Governments; FURTHER CONCERNED THAT, in some instances data and information presented to the Senate by the Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget are received and considered late as a result of the …
AWARE THAT, Article 43 guarantees the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including emergency medical treatment and Article 21(1) of the Constitution obligates the State and all State organs to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights and fundamental freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights; NOTING THAT, Article 238 of the Constitution provides that national securit…
same period in the previous year, illustrating a continuing trend of preventable loss of life; CONCERNED THAT, beyond loss of life, road traffic accidents result in long-term disability, psychological trauma, family disruption and significant economic loss, with estimates suggesting losses amounting to billions shillings annually to the national economy, while placing severe strain on health facil…
Hon. Senators, there being no other business on the Order Paper, the Senate stands adjourned until later today, Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. The Senate rose at 12:58 p.m.