In a bid to boost Kenya's coconut and cashew nut industry, the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Hon. Dr. John Mutunga, is poised to scrutinize a legislative proposal.

The proposed Coconut and Cashew Nut Bill, 2023 sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader of the Majority Party and Kilifi North MP, Hon. Owen Yaa Baya, seeks to provide regulation for the production, processing, marketing, grading, storage, collection, transportation and warehousing of coconut and cashew nut.

The National Land Commission has requested the support of Members of Parliament in securing a budgetary allocation of Kshs 900M to pay Project Affected Persons for displaced due to several infrastucture projects.

In a meeting with the National Assembly Committee on Lands,  Mr. Gershom Ochami, Chair, National Land Commission (NLC).

Under the chairmanship of North Mugirango MP, Hon. Joash Nyamoko, Members of the Committee on Lands met with Mr. Gershom Ochami, Chair, National Land Commission (NLC) and Ms. Kabale Tache, CEO.

The National Assembly Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee has officially launched an inquiry into activities of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK).

As a result, the Clerk of the National Assembly has invited members of the public and stakeholders to submit memoranda on relevant issues they may wish to draw the attention of the Committee to in relation to the Inquiry.

The National Assembly's Select Committee on National Government Constituency Development Fund, led by Hon. Musa Sirma (Eldama Ravine) has concluded the first phase of public hearings across several counties. The committee organized the public participation sessions into four sub-committees, which were led by Hon. Musa Sirma, Hon. Kassim Sawa, Hon. Dr Gideon Ochanda, and Hon. Joshua Mwalyo.

In Eldama Ravine, Hon. Musa Sirma presided over a public hearing meeting attended by residents of Baringo County. 

The Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation has learnt that the collection of personal data from Kenyans by the foreign company Worldcoin dates back to 31 st May,
2021. 

The National Assembly Committee on Implementation, led by chairman Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi), convened a meeting with the implementing parties; the Kenya Space Agency, Italian Space Agency, and the Ministry of Defense to address the emerging issues. The meeting was also attended by IItalian Ambassador to Kenya Roberto Natali. 

“We are here to address concerns raised by the Defense Cabinet Secretary, indicating that Italy is not meeting its end of the bargain,“ said Hon. Wanjala.