President William Ruto has signed into law the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2025), paving the way for additional funding to education, health, security, infrastructure, and economic development.

The newly enacted law, sponsored by Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the Liaison Committee, Hon. Gladys Boss was passed by the National Assembly on March 14, 2025, with amendments.

Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing chaired by Migori Senator Eddy Oketch met Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja. 

The committee deliberated on the Urban Regeneration and Renewal

Programme of the County

Government of Nairobi.

Senator Sifuna asked the Governor if the County government of Nairobi committed to conduct a site visit to New Pumwani Estate and understand the technicalities involved. 

The National Assembly has hailed the National Women’s Sevens Rugby Team, the Lionesses, for their victories in the recently concluded World Sevens Rugby Challenge (HSBC) Series held in Cape Town, South Africa.  

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetang’ula has announced the appointment of nine Members to the Mediation Committee tasked with resolving disagreements over the Senate amendments to the Gambling Control Bill (National Assembly Bill No.70 of 2023).  

This follows the House’s rejection of the Senate’s amendments on January 16th , 2025, prompting the mediation process as stipulated under Article 112 of the Constitution and Standing Order 149. 

The National Assembly has passed the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2025), paving the way for the transfer of billions in conditional and unconditional grants to county governments for the 2024/2025 financial year.  

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Reminder! 

Have your say on The County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2025). 

Submit your written memoranda to the Clerk of the Senate on or before tomorrow, Friday, 14th March 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The National Assembly has adopted the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the financial year 2025/2026, setting the stage for a national expenditure of Ksh 2.523 trillion. 

The approved BPS allocates Ksh 2.447 trillion to the Executive, with specific provisions for the Office of the Auditor General at Ksh 8.652 billion. Parliament will receive Ksh 49.488 billion, while the Judiciary is allocated Ksh 26.749 billion. 

Mukuruweini MP, Hon. John Kaguchia has raised alarm over an acute shortage of blood testing kits in the country, warning that the crisis could lead to increased fatalities among patients in need of transfusions.

Speaking in the National Assembly, Hon. Kaguchia requested a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, citing concerns over the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) running low on essential laboratory reagents and blood bag kits.

Have your say on the County Government Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024. 

You can now submit your written memoranda to the Clerk of the Senate on or before Tuesday, 25th March 2025 at 5:00 p.m. 

The Senate will also conduct a public hearing on the Bill on Tuesday, 10th April 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mini Chamber, County Hall, Nairobi.

The National Assembly has approved the 2025 Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS). The approval followed a detailed report from the Liaison Committee, which conducted extensive consultations with key stakeholders, including the National Treasury, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), and the Controller of Budget.  

The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Hon. George Kariuki laid before the floor of the house the report on the consideration of public petition (No. 14 of 2024) regarding legal recognition and protection of E- hailing motorcycle riders and delivery personnel

The Public Petition No. 014 of 2024 by the Digital Boda Drivers Association regarding legal recognition and protection of E-hailing motorcycle riders and delivery personnel, was reported to the House on 18th September, 2024 by the Honourable Speaker on behalf of the Petitioners.

The National Assembly has approved nominees for appointment to 100 Constituency Committees of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF).

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has launched an investigation into the collapse of the Technical University of Kenya Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme (TU-K SRBS), following a petition by affected workers alleging financial mismanagement spanning over a decade and losses amounting to KES 5.3 billion.

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Three Cabinet Secretaries and several Principal Secretaries appeared before the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, chaired by Sen Julius Murgor (West Pokot), to discuss the 2025 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy, warning that budgetary constraints could significantly impact key government programmes.

The Controller of Budget, FCPA Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o has recommended that the National Treasury should adopt prudent strategies focused on debt management and revenue collection reforms to prevent more profound financial instability.