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The MPs are going on the long recess having concluded a similar holiday just recently.
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They went on recess from Friday, June 28, until Monday, July 22, and resumed regular sittings on July 23.
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Members of Parliament on Wednesday approved a motion seeking to alter the House calendar to allow them proceed on recess.
The month-long break will commence next week on Friday, August 16.
The motion was tabled by Deputy Majority leader Owen Baya.
Members unanimously endorsed the decision to have them go on holiday again, barely two weeks after they resumed sittings after a month-long recess.
“That, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28(4), this House resolves to further alter its calendar as adopted on 14th February, 2024, and amended on 25th and 26th June 2024, so as to commence its long recess on Friday, 16th August, 2024,” the motion read in part.
The House is set to resume regular sittings for the Third Part of the Third Session on September 17.
The MPs are going on the long recess having concluded a similar holiday just recently.
They went on recess from Friday, June 28, until Monday, July 22, and resumed regular sittings on July 23.
The MPs went away at the height of stiff opposition to the impugned Finance Bill, 2024, which they had passed despite widespread protests.
The MPs who voted for the piece of legislation came under fire from youthful protesters dubbed Gen Z whose sustained street protests prompted President William Ruto to withdraw the Bill.
The House adjourned moments after voting to pass the controversial Bill on June 25.
On that day, protesters breached security barricades and invaded the building forcing the lawmakers to scamper for safety.
Supplementary Appropriations Bill, which aims to adjust government spending for the current fiscal year, is among the Bills that the House has passed since sittings resumed.
The President assented to it on Monday.
The Division Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and Equalisation Fund (Administration) Bill from the Senate are some of the other pending businesses they are set to handle before breaking.