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𝐌𝐏𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 (𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍) 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

Members of the National Assembly are debating the Equalisation Fund (Administration) Bill (Senate Bill No. 14 of 2023), which seeks to repeal the Public Finance Management (Equalisation Fund Administration) Regulations, 2021. The Bill aims to provide an administrative framework for the management of the Equalisation Fund, as established under Article 204 of the Constitution. 

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑, 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒

Members of the National Assembly have commenced debate on the Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2023) which seeks to establish a legal and institutional framework for gold processing in Kenya.

The Bill proposes the creation of the Gold Processing Corporation. The Bill also seeks to establish a legal and institutional framework for collecting, purifying, smelting, fabricating, homogenizing, sampling, registering, monitoring and transporting of gold or products of gold.

𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐌𝐔𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐘𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒, 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃

Isiolo County MP, Hon. Mumina Bonaya, has raised concerns over the transparency and accountability in the management of the Sports, Arts, and Social Development Fund (SASDF), calling for a forensic audit of the fund’s expenditures.

Speaking in the National Assembly, Hon. Bonaya sought a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture, questioning the use of public funds meant for sports development.