Chairperson of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Hon. Nelson Koech has congratulated the newly appointed Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Lt. Gen. Francis Ogolla.

Hon. Koech described Lt. Gen. Ogolla's promotion to the helm of the Kenyan Military from his previous rank as Vice-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces as "professionally, intellectually and most solidly well deserved".

The current debt stock is projected to range above Kshs. 9.4 trillion by June this year, and cross the Kshs. 10 trillion debt ceiling by June 2024. This is according to a 2023 Public Finance Management Regulation Amendments report presented by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) to the National Assembly Public Debt and Privatisation Committee Chaired by Balambala MP Hon. Abdi Shurie.

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.