The National Assembly has approved the mediated version of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 10 of 2025), paving the way for the disbursement of Kshs. 415 billion to county governments as equitable share for the 2025/26 Financial Year.

Members of the National Assembly have put the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on teacher welfare, particularly classification of hardship allowances and the equitable distribution of teachers.

In a session chaired by the Education Committee Vice Chair, Hon. Eve Obara, lawmakers questioned the criteria for defining hardship areas and the role of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in determining allowances.

The National Assembly has passed the Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2023).

The Bill sponsored by Hon. Cap. Ruweida Obo seeks to amend the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, No. 47 of 2013 to include sharks, stone fish, whales and sting rays among the wildlife species in respect of which compensation as a result of death and injury may be paid.

The Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bills No. 10 of 2025) has reached a final agreement on a Kshs. 415 billion allocation for the County Equitable Share for the Financial Year 2025/26.

The Appropriations Bill, 2025 has been read for the first time in the National Assembly.

The objective of this Bill is to provide for appropriation of monies for the 2025/2026 financial year.

Clause 2 of the Bill provides for issuance out of the Consolidated Fund a sum of Kshs. 1,877,399,759,302 required to meet public expenditure during the financial year ending on 30th June, 2026. The Clause also appropriates the money granted for services and purposes specified in the Schedule which is based on the approved estimates for the 2025/2026 financial year

The National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning has rejected a proposal by the National Treasury that sought to grant the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) sweeping access to personal data, including trade secrets and confidential customer information.

This decision was announced when Committee Chairperson and Molo Member of Parliament, Hon. Kimani Kuria, tabled the Committee’s report on the Finance Bill, 2025.