Johannesburg, South Africa

Members of the National Assembly Agriculture and Livestock Committee Hon. Joyce Kamene and Hon. Fred Ouda together with their Counterparts from Uganda Hon. Janet Okori Moe and Hon. Catherine Lamwaka attended the grain industry trade fair in South Africa, an annual initiative organized by the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC).

The Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka today met the new Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, HE Amb Wu Peng who called on him at Parliament Buildings.

In welcoming Amb Peng, who officially began his tour of duty in April, Speaker Lusaka assured him of the Senate’s support in deepening Kenya-China relations.

Matters Kenya's Debt Management and Pending Bills dominated the 2nd day of the National Assembly Leadership Retreat, with MPs calling on Treasury to institute sound measures to address unrealistic revenue projections which has not only left huge budget deficits, but which have also seen an astronomical debt accrue inorder to bridge this deficit.

NAKURU | 26 Apr, 2019 – The Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka has lauded as “significant”, a consultative meeting between counterpart committees of the Senate and the Council of Governors (CoG).

The Centre for Parliamentary Studies has this morning hosted the 2nd Annual Parliamentary Symposium under the theme “The Role of the Legislature in the Fight against Corruption".

The Speaker of the National Assembly   of Hungary  H.E. László Kövér, has invited Kenya to strongly consider opening an embassy in Budapest, Hungary, as an entry point to serve Kenya’s interest in East and Central Europe. His call comes amid flourishing relations between Bucharest and Nairobi, which have gained momentum in the last few months, culminating to yesterday's state visit by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon.Justin Muturi. This deepening cooperation has further paved way for a 100 annual scholarships for Kenyan students.

The inaugural African Parliamentary Researchers Conference brings together research officers serving in Parliaments in Africa at both the national and sub-national levels.  Invitation to the Conference is open to Researchers serving in National Parliaments and in State, Provincial or County Legislatures as well as other interested research institutions, local Universities and individual researchers. 

Pursuant to Section 25(8) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, and Standing Order 232(10), the National Assembly, by a resolution early this week, approved the Budget Policy Statement, and consequently the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for Financial Years 2019/2020- 2021/2022, albeit with amendments.

The East African Community and Kenya in particular, today celebrated a great milestone as Speakers and their representatives from the regional legislatures met in Nairobi to witness the launch of the East African Parliamentary Institute.

A top Continental Parliamentary Caucus Against Corruption has called for collaboration with relevant organizations particularly the African Union, to leverage on issues of accountability, transparency, integrity and good democratic governance.

The Council of Governors (COG) in collaboration with the Senate and other stakeholders is scheduled to hold its 6th Annual Devolution Conference in Kirinyaga County - Kirinyaga University from March 4th -8th, 2019. The Conference will bring together key players and stakeholders to reflect on the devolution journeys and milestones achieved over the last five years and chart a way forward on how to make devolution successful.

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Members of the Devolution Conference multi-agency Steering Committee led by CoG Vice-Chair, HE Mwangi wa Iria today called on Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka at Parliament Buildings.

Parliament has resumed this afternoon with both Houses sitting after the long recess that started on December 6, 2018. Both Houses had only one agenda on the Order paper. In the National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale moved a motion seeking to add seven new members into the House Business Committee that is charged with formulating business for the House. He was seconded by Minority Leader John Mbadi. The seven are in addition to those designated as members of the committee by virtue of their leadership positions in the House.

The Speaker of the National Assembly has urged political parties to strengthen their systems to as to encourage the participation of the citizenry in governance.

The Executive Director, World Food Program (WFP), Governor David Beasley, has urged legislators in African countries to enact critical legislative policies and encourage their citizenty to embrace modern agricultural technology in order to enhance food security in the Continent. 

The Speaker of the National Assembly has hailed outgoing US Ambassador Robert Godec for his role in fostering closer ties between Kenya and the US, during his 6-year tour of duty.

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Hon. Job Ndugai, has expressed his sympathies to the families of the victims of the Riverside attack that saw five terrorists blast their way into the 14 Riverside Drive, early this week.

The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Michael Sialai has this afternoon received a petition from officials of the Mau Mau War Veterans Association, seeking leave to introduce a private bill that will recognise the role of freedom fighters in the struggle for Kenya's independence.

The officials led by former Juja MP, Shujaa Hon. Dr. Gitu Kahengeri, an acclaimed freedom fighter, intend to introduce the "Mau Mau Liberation Struggle, Movement Bill, 2018" for consideration by the National Assembly.