The Parliament of Kenya is ready to host delegates from across the globe for a food security and nutrition conference.

Lawmakers and other stakeholders will convene in Nairobi for the Third Global Parliamentary Summit on Hunger and Malnutrition next week.

According to Hon. Adan Yusuf Haji (Mandera West), who is also the Chairperson of the Eastern Africa Parliamentary Alliance on Food Security and Nutrition (EAPA-FSN), this will be the first time the meeting is held on the continent.

The National Assembly has passed the Books and Newspapers (Amendment) Bill, 2025, paving the way for the Parliament of Kenya Library to become an additional repository for the country’s published literary and intellectual heritage.

The Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy has stressed the need for state agencies to enhance inclusivity and achieve balanced diversity in recruitment of staff.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) is
considering a Bill that seeks to enhance how the coats-of-arms and other official symbols are created,
registered and protected under the Law.

The Committee chaired by Tharaka MP Hon. Gitonga Murugara, is considering the Bill which seeks
to provide a clear legal framework to help distinguish legitimate institutional symbols from
unauthorised reproductions and misuse.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) has
thrown its weight behind the campaign for scrapping off of the mandatory death penalty,
being spearheaded by the International Commission Against the Death Penalty (ICDP).

This emerged during deliberations between the Committee Members and delegation from
ICDAP that is in the country to ascertain the status of efforts to eradicate the death penalty in
Kenya.

Kenyans will continue benefiting from reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products following the passage of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 65 of 2026) by the National Assembly.

The Bill, sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, seeks to amend the Value Added Tax Act to maintain the VAT rate on petroleum products at eight per cent, down from the standard rate of 16 per cent. The measure is intended to cushion consumers against rising global fuel prices amid tensions in the Middle East.