The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations has challenged the Kenyan Permanent Mission to United Nations Habitat in Nairobi to collaborate more with State agencies involved in urbanization and human settlement projects to assure citizens of standard facilities.

Led by Hon. Elijah Memusi (Kajiado-Central); who chaired the session Members were on a site inspection tour of the Mission as part of their oversight mandate.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education chaired by Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet) is advocating for a comprehensive and collaborative approach to address exam cheating. The Committee chairperson who spoke today after meeting officials from the Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) emphasized the need to exert every possible effort in combating this detrimental practice.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture inspected the Bomas of Kenya Cultural Centre in Karen Nairobi as part of its oversight mandate.

The Committee, led by the Vice Chair Hon. James Wamacukuru (Kabete), conducted the inspection visit to evaluate the progress made in its rehabilitation. The State Department of Culture was allocated additional funds during last year's Supplementary Budget, and the Committee is keen to assess how these funds were utilized.

A Parliamentary Committee has recommended the introduction of a 4% Sugar Development Levy to bolster cane development and revitalize Kenya's ailing sugar industry.

In a recent session led by Hon. Dr. John Mutunga, Chairperson of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Members of Parliament (MPs) engaged with representatives from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and the Sugar Directorate to discuss the Sugar Bill 2023.