This House will be proceeding for a long recess from Friday, 5th December 2025 to Monday,…

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THAT, noting that this House will be proceeding for a long recess from Friday, 5th December 2025 to Monday, 9th February 2025 in accordance with its Calendar; taking cognizance of the implications of the provisions of Standing Order 141(2) on specified Bills pending at the Second Reading stage of consideration in the House; now therefore, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 256 (Exemption of Business from the Standing Orders), this House resolves to exempt the following Bills from the provisions of Standing Order 141(2) (Lapse and Re-introduction of Bills) during the period of the Fourth and the Fifth Sessions— (1) The Fisheries Management and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 29 of 2023); (2) The Meteorology Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 37 of 2023); (3) The Public Relations and Communication Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 17 of 2024); (4) The Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 35 of 2022); (5) The Petitions to Parliament (Procedure)(Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 51 of 2022); (6) The Mining (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 51 of 2023); (7) The National Cohesion and Integration Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 74 of 2023); (8) The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2024); (9) The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 78 of 2023); (10) The Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 19 of 2023); (11) The Kenya Sign Language Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 1 of 2024); (12) The Employment (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 62 of 2023); (13) The Universities (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2023); (14) The Universities (Amendment) (No.5) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 79 of 2023); (15) The Universities (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 64 of 2023); (16) The Universities (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 16 of 2024; (17) The Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 2023); (18) The Kenya Roads Board (No.2) (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 20 of 2024); (19) The National Transport and Safety Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2023); (20) The National Transport and Safety Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 24 of 2024); (21) The Pensions (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 25 of 2024); and (22) The Environmental Professionals Institute of Kenya Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2024).