Taita Taveta Senator Johnes Mwaruma has been elected Chairperson of the Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds, with nominated Senator Beth Syengo taking over as Vice Chairperson.

The elections followed the Senate’s reconstitution of the Committee on Tuesday, 4th August 2026, after members passed a vote of no confidence in the previous Chairperson on 29th July 2026.

The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning met has sought assurances that the proposed acquisition of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) by Japan's Asahi Group Holdings, will not undermine market competition or prejudice the interests of local farmers, distributors, employees, and consumers.

The Committee Members were speaking during an engagement with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) on the matter on Friday August 7, 2026.

The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy (PIC CA&E) has advocated for sector-based roundtables as part of a faster strategy to resolve audit queries related to State Corporations with similar scopes of service delivery.

The management of Uchumi Supermarkets on Tuesday, August 4^th, 2026 reaffirmed its commitment to settling all legitimate obligations owed to its former employees and other creditors and has assured the Public Petitions Committee that it remains committed to fully implementing the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

The Public Petitions Committee has been informed that a proposal to institute a two-year freeze on public borrowing is not currently feasible, with the Controller of Budget citing the country's prevailing fiscal realities and debt obligations.

The National Assembly has approved the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No. 8 of 2026), paving the way for counties to receive additional funding to strengthen primary healthcare, affordable housing, agriculture, climate resilience, urban development and other devolved programmes during the 2026/27 financial year.

The Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism has intensified its oversight of the cooperative sector after scrutinizing the Commissioner for Cooperative Development, Mr. David Obonyo over governance failures, regulatory oversight and financial accountability at the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO).

Senator Jackson Mandago questioned how significant financial misstatements at KUSCCO went undetected despite the Commissioner's representation on the Union's Board as an ex-officio member.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare pressed the Cabinet Secretaries for the National Treasury and Education to make firm, time-bound commitments to settle billions of shillings in pension arrears owed to current and former staff of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), warning that many retirees had waited too long for justice.

The Chairperson of the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee, Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut), has reaffirmed Parliament's commitment to strengthening Kenya's bilateral relations with the Republic of Poland following a consultative meeting with H.E. Marcin Kubiak, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Kenya, who paid a courtesy call on the Chairperson at the Parliament Buildings.

Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome has assured the Senate that her Ministry is taking concrete steps to secure the land occupied by Martin Luther Primary School in Nairobi while also fast tracking the processing and issuance of title deeds for beneficiaries of more than 200 plots in Marsabit County.

The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds rejected a request for a further four-month extension of the multi-agency task force established to address the non-remittance of pension deductions by county governments.

The Committee, chaired by Vice Chairperson Sen. Eddy Oketch, met National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and his delegation to review the task force’s findings, outstanding engagements and proposed framework for settling county pension arrears.

Water Sector Trust Fund wants Parliament to amend the Water Act, 2016 to provide for the financing by Water Sector Trust Fund of all institutions, utilities and players in the water sector.

Among the areas proposed for amendment are the object of the Fund, various definitions and functions of the Board of Trustees.

Appearing before the Senate Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, the Fund's Chief Executive Officer, Willis Ombai appealed to Lawmakers to consider amending the Act to enable the Fund to have a greater impact.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on Tuesday held a public hearing on the Kenya National Library Service Bill, 2023, where stakeholders expressed broad support for the proposed law but urged lawmakers to strengthen provisions on digital preservation, financing and professional governance before it is enacted.

The Senate Standing Committee on Energy, chaired by Elgeyo Marakwet Senator William Kisang, has received a comprehensive status report on the implementation of the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), with Members seeking assurances that the programme is delivering reliable and sustainable energy solutions to underserved communities across the country.

The Public Petitions Committee has put the National Treasury to task over the country's escalating public debt, seeking accountability on the measures being implemented to increase domestic revenue collection and reduce reliance on borrowing.

Hon. Sammy Douglas Waweru Kamau has taken the Oath of Office as the Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou Constituency following his victory in the parliamentary by-election held on 16 July 2026.

Hon. Kamau formally assumed office as the Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou Constituency after taking the Oath of Office and signing the official Oath Register. He was accompanied by Kipipiri MP, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia and Roysambu MP, Hon. Augustine Kamande Mwafrika.

The Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy has raised concern over the audit queries relating to issuance of multiple imprests to staff at the Kenya Water Institute without evidence of surrender for the same.

This emerged when the institute’s management appeared before the Committee chaired by Pokot South MP Hon. David Pkosing for review of queries raised by the Office of Auditor General between FY 2019/2020 and 2024/2025.

Members of the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have unveiled priority areas of engagement with the Women Political Leaders (WPL) to address challenges affecting women leaders and advance women’s participation in political leadership.

The Public Petitions Committee is set to summon the management of Uchumi Supermarkets Limited over the Company's continued failure to settle outstanding salary arrears, gratuity and terminal dues owed to former employees, despite the passage of several years, court interventions and commitments made under the Company's Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

The Bunge Mashinani School of Governance Initiative has petitioned the National Assembly to institute a 24-month freeze on public borrowing beginning in the Financial Year 2027/2028, arguing that the measure is necessary to halt the rapid growth of Kenya's public debt and safeguard future generations from an unsustainable financial burden.