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VACANT POSITION FOR MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE COMMISSION

The Parliamentary Service Commission is established under Article 127 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 to among others provide services and facilities to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of Parliament. Article 127 of the Constitution provides that the Parliamentary Service Commission shall consist of, among others, one man and one woman appointed by Parliament from among persons who are experienced in public affairs, but are not members of Parliament.

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The National Assembly has today approved the Public Participation Bill, 2025, paving way for enactment of the Law deemed crucial for better citizen engagement in public governance. 

The Bill cosponsored by Rarieda MP, Hon. Otiende Amollo and his Ainabkoi counterpart Hon. Samuel Chepkonga seeks to provide a clear legal framework to guide public participation in governance and decision making across Government entities.

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀'𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

Members of the National Assembly have passed the Plant Protection Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 28 of 2025), paving the way for a modern legal and institutional framework to protect Kenya’s agriculture from plant pests and diseases while facilitating safe trade in plants and plant products.

The Bill seeks to strengthen the country’s phytosanitary regime by preventing the introduction, establishment and spread of plant pests, including foreign pests that could threaten agricultural production, food security and livelihoods.

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐇𝐈-𝐄𝐀𝐁𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐑

The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning met has sought assurances that the proposed acquisition of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) by Japan's Asahi Group Holdings, will not undermine market competition or prejudice the interests of local farmers, distributors, employees, and consumers.

The Committee Members were speaking during an engagement with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) on the matter on Friday August 7, 2026.

𝐏𝐈𝐂 𝐂𝐀&𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝐎𝐅 𝟏𝟗𝟓 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑

The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy (PIC CA&E) has advocated for sector-based roundtables as part of a faster strategy to resolve audit queries related to State Corporations with similar scopes of service delivery.