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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.

Legislators have rallied behind the National Police Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to improve the mental wellness of police officers through the establishment of psychosocial support centers. 

What are your views on The Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill, The Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill, and The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill? 

Submit your memoranda to the Clerk of the Senate on or before Thursday, 13th March 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Do you have any views on the 2025 Budget Policy Statement and the 2025 Medium Term Debt Management Strategy? 

Submit your written memoranda to the Clerk of the Senate on or before Wednesday 5th March, 2025 at 5.00 p.m.

Kenya’s political leadership came together on Thursday to pay tribute to the late Sen. William Cheptumo, remembering him as a statesman whose humility, wisdom and unwavering commitment to public service left an indelible mark on the nation.

At a funeral service held at AIC Milimani in Nairobi, Speaker of the Senate, Rt. Hon. Amason Kingi led the tributes, describing the late legislator as a calm voice in the storm of politics, a man whose convictions were guided not by personal ambition but by a deep sense of duty.

Nominated MP, Hon. Sabina Chege has called on the Ministry of Health to introduce a policy on mandatory use of public health care facilities by all civil servants, public officers and State officers in the country.    

Members of the National Assembly are debating the Equalisation Fund (Administration) Bill (Senate Bill No. 14 of 2023), which seeks to repeal the Public Finance Management (Equalisation Fund Administration) Regulations, 2021. The Bill aims to provide an administrative framework for the management of the Equalisation Fund, as established under Article 204 of the Constitution. 

Emuhaya MP, Hon. Omboko Milemba has called on the National Treasury to explain why there are delays on remittances for medical capitation funds since September 2024, despite regular deductions from teachers' salaries.