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𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐒

The Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy has given the National Treasury, Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Office of the Attorney General (AG) until Tuesday 28th November 2023 to decide the fate of the Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS). The dissolution of KSMS has been pending since 1st November 2019, when its Board of Management resolved to dissolve it and turn it into a department under the CBK.

𝐊𝐄𝐖𝐎𝐏𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has initiated steps in repositioning women in the political leadership landscape.

In a meeting with FEMNET, Mzalendo Trust and IDEA International, women Parliamentarians reflected on the Women’s Political Participation (WPP) while assessing the post-election score card.

Led by KEWOPA Chairperson, Hon. Leah Sankaire (Kajiado), the Members cited discrimination of women in political and Committees leadership in Parliament stating that a handful had made a debut in the space that is currently dominated by men.

𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓, 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅

Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Samuel Njoroge has advised staff nearing their retirement not to carry along entitlements of their offices as they exit service. 

Mr. Njoroge said it has been established that Parliamentary staff, especially those in senior positions who carry along their official entitlements after retirement, live in misery due to harsh treatment from the society.

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

The National Assembly began debate on a Motion on  the report by the Public Debt and Privatization Committee on loans contracted by the National Government between May 2022 and April 2023.

While moving the Motion on the Floor of the House, the Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Abdi Shurie (Balambala), noted that between May 2022 and April 2023, 19 externally financed loans, amounting to Kshs. 213.24 billion were signed between the National Government and International Creditors.