31/08/21

: Cabinet approved principles.

05/11/21

: Date of gazetting

05/11/21            

: Referred to 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            

: Bill introduced in National Assembly

16/02/22             

:  First reading

16/02/22               

: Bill referred to Parliamentary Legal Committee

05/02/22

: PLC issued non adverse report

12/04/22              

: Second Reading (First appearance on order paper)

12/04/22

: Ministers Speech

  11/05/22                    

: PP Committee report [link].  

08/06/22

: Minister of Public Service introduces amendments [link]

16/06/22

: Veritas Commentary

13/07/22

: Veritas Model Bill

26/07/22               

: Debate and Speeches

26/07/22           

: Minister response to report and debate

: Second Reading motion approved

26/07/22               

: Committee Stage                   

26/07/22           

: Amendments made and sent to PLC

28/07/22

: Veritas Commentary [link]. 

28/07/22             

: Awaiting Speakers ruling on procedure at Committee Stage

16/08/22

: PLC issued a non-adverse report

20/09/22

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

: Bill sent to Government (Printers for Printing as an Act )

: Bill sent to the President for assertion

: Presidential Assent

: General Notice Number

: Date of commencement.

16/12/2022

:Third Reading

: Bill transferred to Senate

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

: Presidential Assent

: Bill gazetted General Notice Number 1156/2022