The National Assembly has adopted Sessional Paper No. 5 of 2026 on the National Energy Policy, 2025, providing a framework to guide the development of Kenya’s energy sector and strengthen its contribution to the country’s economic, environmental and social development.

The National Assembly has passed the Sports (Amendment) Bill, 2026, paving the way for tougher action against match-fixing and other forms of manipulation that threaten the integrity of Kenyan sport.

Sponsored by Hon. Irene Mayaka, the Bill seeks to amend the Sports Act, 2013, by introducing a clear legal framework for preventing, investigating and punishing manipulation of sporting competitions.

The Senate Standing Committee on Energy, led by its Chairperson, Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator William Kisang, condoled with Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale at his Malinya home following the death of his wife, Gloria Sekeiyan Khalwale.

While offering words of encouragement to Senator Khalwale, who is a member of the Committee, Senator Kisang urged him to thank God for the years he shared with his departed wife and the blessings He bestowed upon them.

The Chairperson of the Kenya-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group, Hon. Dr. Adan Keynan has received a delegation of his counterparts from Turkey who are in the country on an official visit to the National Assembly.

The Turkish delegation, led by Hon. Ismail Gunes Usak, MP, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Keynan in his office at Parliament Buildings. They briefed him on the purpose of their visit to the August House and their engagements in Kenya.

The Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has been approved by the National Assembly.

The Bill sponsored by Hon. Naisula Lesuuda seeks to amend the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to make provision for design and construction of lanes for non-motorized transport.

The Bill provides for the definition of the new terms including cycling lane, pedestrian walkway and non motorised vehicles.

The Parliamentary Service Commission is established under Article 127 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 to among others provide services and facilities to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of Parliament. Article 127 of the Constitution provides that the Parliamentary Service Commission shall consist of, among others, one man and one woman appointed by Parliament from among persons who are experienced in public affairs, but are not members of Parliament.

The National Assembly has today approved the Public Participation Bill, 2025, paving way for enactment of the Law deemed crucial for better citizen engagement in public governance. 

The Bill cosponsored by Rarieda MP, Hon. Otiende Amollo and his Ainabkoi counterpart Hon. Samuel Chepkonga seeks to provide a clear legal framework to guide public participation in governance and decision making across Government entities.

Members of the National Assembly have passed the Plant Protection Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 28 of 2025), paving the way for a modern legal and institutional framework to protect Kenya’s agriculture from plant pests and diseases while facilitating safe trade in plants and plant products.

The Bill seeks to strengthen the country’s phytosanitary regime by preventing the introduction, establishment and spread of plant pests, including foreign pests that could threaten agricultural production, food security and livelihoods.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has challenged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to rebuild public trust and take a more proactive role in promoting national unity beyond election periods.

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator William Kisang has been elected the new Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy in an election conducted on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

Nominated Senator Beatrice Ogola was elected the new Vice-Chairperson during the poll.

Both lawmakers were elected unopposed.

The election followed the resignation of Senator Dr. Oburu Oginga, who, until August 6, 2026, served as Chairperson of the Committee. He remains a member of the Committee.

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.