Projects & Legislation

Parliamentary Work • Committee Activities • Sponsored Legislation

Sponsored Legislation

Key bills sponsored by Senator Sylvia Kasanga

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Sponsored

An Act of Parliament to provide for the prevention of mental illness, to provide for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness; to provide for procedures of admission, treatment and general management of persons with mental illness; and for connected purposes.

Key Provisions:

  • Prevention of mental illness
  • Care, treatment and rehabilitation procedures
  • Admission and management protocols
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Bill, 2019

Sponsored

An Act of Parliament to provide for the settlement of certain civil disputes by conciliation, mediation and traditional dispute resolution mechanism; to set out the guiding principles applicable; and for connected purposes.

Key Provisions:

  • Conciliation and mediation procedures
  • Traditional dispute resolution mechanisms
  • Guiding principles for ADR
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Committee Activities

Active participation in Senate committees and parliamentary oversight

Current Committees

  • Vice-chairperson Senate Committee on Roads and Transportation
  • Member Senate Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources
  • Member Powers and Privileges Senate Committee
  • Member Parliamentary SDGs and Business Caucus

Former Committees

  • Former Chairperson Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 situation in Kenya
  • Former Member Senate Select Committee "Probe of Solai Dam Tragedy"

International Committees

  • Member Inter-parliamentary Union Working Group on Science and Technology
  • Rapporteur Forum for Parliaments International Conference on Great Lakes Region

Sponsored Motions & Statements

Parliamentary motions and statements sponsored by Senator Sylvia Kasanga

Sponsored Motions

Various motions have been sponsored addressing critical issues in mental health, alternative dispute resolution, and community development.

  • Mental health awareness and support initiatives
  • Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
  • Youth and women empowerment programs

Parliamentary Statements

Regular statements made in the Senate on various matters of public interest and policy development.

  • Infrastructure development and planning
  • Environmental protection and sustainability
  • Public participation in governance