WHEREAS, Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution of Kenya requires Parliament to facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of Parliament and its Committees, and National Assembly Standing Order 127(3) requires House Committees considering Bills to facilitate public participation;

AND WHEREAS, the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.35 of 2024) was read a First Time in the National Assembly on Tuesday, 31st March 2026, and referred to the Departmental Committee on Health for consideration and reporting to the House;

A Senate hearing into the recruitment of Kenyans into the Russian military was adjourned on Tuesday after three government officials whose dockets are at the centre of the inquiry failed to appear. 

Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi and Labour CS Alfred Mutua cited a cabinet meeting in Kisumu. The Attorney-General’s office said the AG was out of town.