𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐖 𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula, hosted a delegation of Doctoral Leadership students from USIU-Africa, led by Prof. Timothy Oketch, Dean of the Chandaria School of Business.
The meeting delved into pressing issues affecting Kenya’s education sector, the Affordable Housing agenda, and the potential risks posed by gaps in the IEBC’s structure.
The National Assembly has passed the Community Health Workers Bill, 2022 (National Assembly Bill No. 53 of 2022).
The Bill which was endorsed by lawmakers on 20th November 2024 is sponsored by Ndhiwa MP Hon. Martin Peters Owino and seeks to establish a legal framework to acknowledge the essential role of CHWs and incorporate them into the government payroll. Currently, these workers provide crucial health services at the grassroots level, often without pay.
Lawmakers have approved the appointment of Hon. Rehema Dida Jaldesa as the Chairperson and Mr. Michael Nzomo Mbithuka as a Member of the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC). Lawmakers challenged the new leadership to revitalize the Commission and deliver on its mandate of promoting gender equality and equity.
The National Assembly has passed the Coffee Bill (Senate Bill No 10 of 2023) with amendments.
The Bill seeks to establish the Coffee Board of Kenya and the Coffee Research Institute of Kenya. It also aims to promote the coffee industry, provide licensing and registration, delineate government roles, and integrate the coffee value chain.
Members of Parliament have raised alarm over the increase in cases of violence and murder against vulnerable women and girls in the Country.
This came about as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Gladys Boss gave a general Statement regarding the UN Women’s Report on statistics of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and femicide in Kenya as the Country looks to mark the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence.