NAIROBI, 22 June – The Senate adjourned sine die (with no set date for resumption) Tuesday, ahead of the August 9th General Elections, as Senators took stock of their legislative performance and recounted their fond memories.  

Before the Majority Leader moved the adjournment motion, the Senate approved a motion on the Revised Debt Ceiling for the National Government. 27 Senators voted in favour of varying the Public Debt Ceiling from KES 9 trillion to 10 trillion, with three voting against.

The Speaker of the Senate, the Rt. Hon. Kenneth Lusaka  receiving the President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E Hakainde Hichilema at Parliament Buildings this evening.

The Zambian Head of State who is in the country for a two-day State visit, laid a wreath of flowers at the Mausoleum of Founding President, the late H.E. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.

NAIROBI, 26^th May – H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged all leaders and Kenyans to commit to being ambassadors of peace, and unity as the countdown toward the August 9^th elections continues.

The Parliament of Kenya is scheduled to host the 19th Edition of the National Annual Prayer Breakfast tomorrow, Thursday, 26th May 2022 at Safari Park Hotel. President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to grace the occasion themed “Transitions”.

The National Prayer Breakfast is an annual ecumenical event offered under the auspices of the Co-Patrons, the Speaker of the Senate and the National Assembly; and organized by a group of dedicated volunteers who make up the National Prayer Breakfast Organizing Committee.

The Speaker of the National Assembly Hon.Justin Muturi this morning presented insignia to respective recipients nominated by the Parliamentary Honours Advisory Committee for conferment of various national honours and awards. The fourteen (14) nominees who were recommended by the Committee were among several Kenyans decorated by President Uhuru Kenyatta vide Gazette Notice 13598 on 11th December, last year.

Speaking during the event, Hon. Muturi congratulated the recipients and encouraged them to accelerate the good deeds that earned them that recognition.

MOMBASA, 13th May – The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Jeremiah Nyegenye, has challenged news editors to use the immense power they wield to advance ideals of democracy and good governance.

During an engagement forum between the Senate Board of Management and members of the Kenya Editors’ Guild (KEG), Mr Nyegenye effortlessly employed a Biblical analogy to demonstrate the perception-shaping power of the media.

President Uhuru Kenyatta this morning led the country in paying respects to the Third President of the Republic of Kenya, the Late H.E. Emilio Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H., at Parliament buildings where he will lay-in-state for three days.

NAIROBI, 21st April - The Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Kenya, Sen (Prof) Margaret Kamar today hosted her Czech counterpart, Hon Jitka Seitlová where they explored avenues of deepening parliamentary engagement and strengthening areas of cooperation between their countries.

The meeting - attended by delegations of Senators from either side - was held at Parliament of Kenya's precincts, where discussions principally centred on climate change and conservation.

President Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, today urged Parliamentarians from the Great Lakes Region,to come up with a comprehensive and achievable road map towards conflict resolution.

The President,in a speech read on his behalf by Interior Cabinet Secretary Hon.Fred Matiangi, during the official opening of the 12th ordinary session of the Plenary Assembly of the Forum of Parliaments of the Member State of the International Conference of the Great Lakes region (FP-ICGLR),reiterated the need for a conflict free region.

The Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of the Forum of Parliaments of the Member-States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) taking place in Nairobi from 2nd to 6th April, 2022,  commenced on a high note on Saturday 2^nd April 2022, with the joint meetings of the Statutory Committees on Humanitarian and Social Issues & Gender, Children and Vulnerable Persons.

NAIROBI, 31st March – The Senate has unanimously passed a Motion this afternoon, adopting the County Governments Grants Bill Report. With the approval of this agreed version of the Bill by both Houses, a legislative instrument shall allow county governments to access approximately KES. 39 billion in grants and loans from the national government and donors for the current financial year.

Critical resolutions made by the Mediation Committee include-

The 12th Ordinary Session of The Forum of Parliaments of the Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) will be held in Nairobi, on April 2-6, 2022.

The conference is organized by the General Secretariat of the FP-ICGLR, in collaboration with the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya.

NAIROBI, 22 March - The Mediation Committee on the County Governments Grants Bill today met key stakeholders to deliberate on the contents of the Bill and end the stalemate that has so far locked out KES 39 bn in grants and loans from national government and development partners to the counties.

The Bill was published and passed by the Senate and transmitted to the National Assembly for concurrence. The National Assembly considered and passed the County Governments Grants Bill with amendments on 2nd December, 2021 which were subsequently rejected by the Senate.

MOMBASA, 10th March, 2022 - National Assembly, Judiciary hold consultative forum, agree to ringfence the JSC budget

The Proposal to ringfence the budgetary allocation for each arm of government in law today dominated a consultative forum between the National Assembly and the Judiciary. Members attending the forum noted that such a move could in the short term be made by amending the Public Finance Management Act, but in the long term be properly anchored in the JSC Act.