WHEREAS, Articles 118(1)(b) and 256(2) of the Constitution require Parliament to facilitate public participation and involvement in its legislative and other business and to publicise any Bill to amend the Constitution and facilitate public discussion about the Bill;

The National Assembly is set to embark on a nationwide public participation exercise on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025).

This follows a Communication read by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetang'ula.

This Bill seeks to amend the Constitution to formally entrench the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), the Senate Oversight Fund, and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF).

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare chaired by Sen. Julius Murgor (West Pokot) pressed the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection over what lawmakers called serious implementation gaps in programmes meant to support Persons with Invisible Disabilities (PWIDs), as an emotional appearance by petitioner Beatrice Likiwop laid bare the failures of the current system.