The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired by Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo) held a meeting with two Members of Parliament who have sponsored two of the nine legislative proposals currently under consideration by the Committee.

First to appear before the Committee was Hon. Yusuf Farah (Wajir West) who is proposing to amend the Banking Act to empower the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to make a regulatory framework for Islamic Banking.

The National Government owes constituency NG-CDF Boards across the country a total of over Kshs.600 million. This was revealed in a report by the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Board on status of receipts and disbursement as at July 7th 2023.

These monies have not been disbursed to the Constituency NG-CDF Boards from the Financial Year 2015/2016 to 2021/2022.

According to the report, 32 constituencies have not received their allocations amounting to Kshs.299,222,913.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education led by the Vice Chairperson Hon. Malulu Injendi (Malava), engaged in a consultative meeting with representatives from Yamaha Corporation.

The delegation from the Japanese firm, headed by Mr. Tamezawa Hiroshi, provided a comprehensive briefing to the team regarding Yamaha's School Project. 

This initiative aims to support learners across the country by providing them with musical instruments such as keyboards, pianica and recorders. 

The Kenya Health Human Resource Advisory Council, the Kenya Health Professions Oversight Authority, Tobacco Control Board and the Valuers Registration Board were among the State Agencies appeared before the National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture to explain the reasons behind their books not being audited why their audit books have never been audited by the office of the Auditor-General as required by the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act. 

The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs & Energy has directed that the National Government crafts a recovery strategy for the East African Portland Cement Company by August, 17, 2023.