21/08/21

: Cabinet approved principles.

05/11/21

: Date of gazetting

05/11/21

: Bill Referred to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee

11/11/21

: Veritas Commentary Part 1[link] 

15/11/21

: Veritas Commentary Part 2 [link].

28/02/22-04/03/22

: Public Hearings

15/02/22

: Bill appears on order paper

16/02/22

: First reading

16/02/22

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee

05/02/22

: PLC issued a non-adverse report

12/04/22

: Bill’s Second Reading (First appearance on order paper)

12/04/22

: Second reading and Minister’s speech

11/05/22

: Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Report[link].   

08/06/22

: Minister of Public Service introduces amendments[link] 

16/06/22

: Veritas commentary[link] 

13/07/22

: Veritas Model Bill

26/07/22

: Debate and speeches

26/07/22

: Minister response to report and debate

26/07/22

: Second reading motion approved

26/07/22

: Committee Stage

26/07/22

: Amendments made and sent to the PLC

28/07/22

: Veritas Commentary [link]. 

28/07/22

: Awaiting Speaker’s ruling on procedure at Committee Stage

16/08/22

: PLC issued a non-adverse report to the amendments

20/09/22

: Speaker issues ruling rejecting the re-opening of the Committee Stage

16/12/22

: Third Reading

16/12/22

: Bill transmitted to Senate as amended

01/02/23

: Bill received from National Assembly

01/02/23

: Minister’s speech

01/02/23

: 2^nd reading of the Bill

01/02/23

: Committee Stage

01/02/23

: Third Reading

01/02/23

: Bill passed by both Houses as amended

09/08/23

: Bill sent to the President for Assent

09/08/23

BILL REFERED BACK TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BY THE PRESIDENT

31/08/23

: Bill received from the President with reservations

19/10/23

: Bill to be re-gazetted

01/03/24

: Bill gazetted as H. B. 2, 2024 [link]

06/03/24

: Veritas Commentary Part 1[link]

06/03/24

: Veritas Commentary Part 2[link]

07/03/24

: First reading

07/03/24

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee