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𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒

The National Assembly debated a Bill  that mandates property owners in low-income areas to pay land rates to their respective county governments. It aims to establish a comprehensive legal framework for levying properties and land throughout the country. In addition, the National Rating Bill introduces a mechanism to accurately measure ratable properties and aims to broaden the tax base. 

𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄

Public entities will have to submit annual reports to Parliament, providing comprehensive details on their adherence to Kenya's diversity and equal opportunity standards within the public service if the Public Service (Values and Principles) (Amendment) Bill is passed by the House and assented to into law. 

The Bill aims to uphold the Constitutional provisions on  representation and equal opportunities for all citizens.

𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐗 𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒

Members of the National Assembly have shown their support for the implementation of Sex Education in Kenyan schools as a measure to address the high rates of unwanted pregnancies amongst the teenagers.  

Members debated a Motion by Hon. Njeri Maina (Kirinyaga), urging the National Government, through the State Department of Basic Education, to introduce comprehensive health, wellness, and sex education as a core subject in the school curriculum.

𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐂𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Members of the National Assembly have raised concern that the National Government has not only caused significant delays but has also failed in its duty to compensate citizens for the lands acquired for infrastructural projects.

The legislators noted that a number of Kenyans find themselves trapped in severe destitution due to the Government's forceful acquisition of their lands without compensation. 

𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Select Committees on Public Debt and Privatization and Budget and Appropriations held a joint retreat with the National Treasury and Economic Planning.

The retreat covered key issues including revenue management, fiscal risks management and county public finance management; public investment and portfolio management; and public private partnerships (PPPs).

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