National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration chaired by Hon. Wanjiku Muhia (Kipipiri) held a consultative meeting on integration process with different stakeholders.

During the meeting, the stakeholders; Ministry of East Africa Community, the Arid and Semi Arid Lands  (ASALs) and Regional Development, the State Department for Immigration & Citizen Services and Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat, made presentations on the EAC strategies to support free movement of goods and people within the bloc and other regional bodies.

The Committee on Diaspora Affairs and Migrant workers this weekend retreated to enhance capacity on matters relating to diaspora remittances and migration among other issues affecting the Kenyan Diaspora. The retreat held in Mombasa County also provided the Members a platform to review the Committee’s agenda and consider its progress report.

The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for National Treasury and Economic Planning, Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u has proposed the amendment of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act 2012 and the attendant regulations to replace the current numerical debt ceiling of Ksh 10 trillion with a debt ratio of 55 percent present value of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The National Assembly  Public Petition Committee questioned the Kenya Forest Service (KFS)  Management on the atrocities caused by rangers in Uasin Gishu County.

The Committee is carrying out  hearings to enable it to address a petition on safeguarding the economic and social welfare of communities living next to forests in Uasin Gishu County.

The National Assembly’s Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee, in a Session chaired by Bobasi MP Hon. Innocent Obiri held a meeting with the Fund Account Manager from Sabatia Constituency.

The agenda of the meeting was to review the Auditor General's financial reports of the Constituency’s financial accounts for FY 2013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. 

The Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture Chaired by Hon. Daniel Wanyama grilled the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Edward  Sigei and Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) CEO Dr. Joseph Njagih over claims that the two were responsible for the withdrawal of a case in court that saw the parties awarded Kshs 67 million for artist royalties lose the money.

It is also alleged that the two CEOs had entered into an agreement with Royal Media Services (RMS)  without the knowledge of the boards of Directors of both organisations.