Public hearings on Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2025 on the proposed offloading of 15 per cent of government’s stake in Safaricom PLC have wound up today with forums conducted in Kwale and Kilifi Counties.

The hearings spearheaded by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, jointly with the Select Committee on Public Debt and Privatization saw lawmakers traverse 30 counties to collate viewpoints on the matter. 

The National Assembly has demanded urgent government intervention following reports that several Kenyans were coerced into joining the Russian military and deployed to the frontlines of the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict.

Members of the National Assembly have rallied behind the Health (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to guarantee access to emergency medical treatment before payment and outlaw the detention of bodies in public hospitals over unpaid bills.

Lawmakers have thrown their weight behind the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to introduce nationwide public education on sexual crimes and safeguard the right to education for victims, including teenage mothers.

As the joint Committees of Finance and Public Debt continue to gather views from Kenyans on the impending sale of Government shares in Safaricom PLC, MPs have vowed to address all concerns raised with the matter before writing its report. 

Speaking in Vihiga County today, a delegation led by Hon. (Dr.) Daniel Manduku MP, (Nyaribari Masaba) has committed to ensure that views given to them on the proposed sale are extensively captured and addressed as expected of them by Kenyans.