The High Court has allowed an application supported by the National Assembly for the joinder of the Senate as an interested party to a petition challenging a recently enacted health law.

Justice Alfred Mabeya, Justice Robert Limo and Justice Freda Mugambi allowed the application during a mention of the case in which the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and three other petitioners are challenging the legality of the recently enacted Social Health Insurance Act, 2023.

The Budget and Appropriations Committee is set to conduct public hearings in 20 counties across the country, on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, for the Financial Year 2024/25 and the Medium-Term.

The Public hearings will commence on Wednesday, 15th of May 2024 and conclude on Friday, 17th of May, 2024.

Members of the public and stakeholders can also submit their written memoranda through the office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, on or before Monday, the 20th of May, 2024; by 5pm.