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The National Assembly is set to resume sittings tomorrow, Tuesday, 23rd September 2025,Β marking the beginning of the third and final part of the Fourth Session after a month-long working recess.
During the recess, Members engagedΒ in a range of Parliamentary activities inΒ preparation for the conclusion of a busyΒ and productive Fourth session.Β
Among the highlights was the Leadership Retreat held in Nakuru County, which focused on renewing unity and collaboration in leadership to ensure the National Assembly fulfils its mandateΒ responsibly.
As the House reconvenes, attentionΒ turns to a packed legislative and policyΒ agenda expected to dominate proceedings in the coming weeks.
At the top of the agenda is the consideration of nominees for key diplomatic and constitutional offices. Members will debate the appointment of nine High Commissioners, Ambassadors, andΒ Consuls-General, alongside nominees for Registrar and Assistant Registrar of Political Parties, and the Chairperson of theΒ Kenya National Commission on HumanΒ Rights (KNCHR). These nominees haveΒ already appeared before relevant committees for approval hearings.
The House will alsoΒ deliberate on agreements and sessional papersΒ includingΒ Sessional Paper No. 2 ofΒ 2025 on the privatization of the KenyaΒ Pipeline Company, the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, the Agreement establishing the Shelter Afrique Development Bank, and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between Kenya and Singapore.
Several Bills at the mediation stage are also slated for urgent consideration.Β Among them are several Senate Bills, the Equalisation Fund Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2023, the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, 2024, the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, 2022, and the Mung Beans Bill, 2022.Β
Additionally, the Food and Feed Safety Control Co-ordination Bill, 2023, the National Disaster Risk Management Bill, 2023, and the National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will also undergo mediation.Β
Members will further consider several legislative proposals that are at various stages of the Bill making process. Key among them being, the Privatization Bill, 2025, which seeks to repeal and the re-enact the legal framework guiding the privatization of public entities to improve efficiency, the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks toΒ clarify the classification and managementΒ of National and County roads, and theΒ Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025,Β which introducesΒ regulation for digital assets to curb misuse andΒ enhance investor confidence.