L-R: Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula, President William Ruto and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi
By Our Reporter
President William Ruto is scheduled to deliver his second State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula made this Communication before the House adjourned for the short recess.
In addition, the Speaker told members that this will be a joint-sitting of the two Houses.
“I wish to inform the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President conveying that he intends to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation address to Parliament,” a section of his communication read.
The State of the Nation Address is delivered in accordance with Article 132 (1) of the Constitution which provides for the President to address a special sitting of Parliament once every year and may address Parliament at any other time.
Once every year, the President is also expected to report, in an address to the nation, on all the measures taken and the progress achieved in the realization of the national values, referred to in Article 10 and to publish in the Gazette the details of the measures and progress under sub-paragraph.
The Head of State is further expected to submit a report for debate to the National Assembly on the progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic.
This year’s address comes in the wake of the on-going bi-partisan talks between the ruling coalition Kenya Kwanza and the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition. This process was formally endorsed by the two Houses.
The 10- member dialogue team has for the last several months been deliberating on five-point agenda comprising of outstanding Constitutional matters; electoral justice and related matters; entrenching funds into the Constitution; establishment and entrenchment of State offices; and fidelity to Political Parties/Coalitions and the law on multiparty democracy.
Another notable development that the President is likely to highlight is the petition by the National Security Council to Parliament to approve the deployment of Kenyan police officers on UN-backed security mission to the Caribbean nation of Haiti.
According to communications read out in both the National Assembly and the Senate by the respective Speakers, the two committees under whose purview matters security falls, are expected to consider the planned deployment and submit a report to the Houses for further consideration.
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