The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Social Services Administration and Agriculture have proposed that the Principal Secretary (PS) in the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services Amb. Prof. Julius Bitok  ensures full operationalisation and autonomy of the Refugee Appeals Board as spelled out in the Executive Order No. 1 of 2023. 

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

A Parliamentary Committee was shocked to learn that the State Department on Lands and Physical Planning has historical pending bills amounting to Kshs 18.236B.

Committee on Lands chaired by Hon. Joash Nyamoko met with Hon. Nixon Korir, PS State Department on Lands and Physical Planning regarding budget implimentation and monitoring for the FY 2022/2023.

The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee led by the Vice-Chairperson Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West) received more submissions on the Conflict of Interest Bill, 2023. 

The Bill sponsored by the Leader of Majority Party Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu), seeks to provide for the management and regulation of conflict of interest in the discharge of official duties and connected purposes.

The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee has been told by the National Lands Commission (NLC) that  Regional Offices based in the counties are facing an acute shortage of staff.

The Committee chaired by Hon John Mbadi (Nominated) was told that despite the Commission decentralizing its services to counties as a way of bringing services closer to the people, however, this goal has not been achieved due to staff shortage.