In a session marked by profound tension between executive efficiency and constitutional safeguards, the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations held a public hearing today to deliberate on the County Government Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025. 

The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, John Mbadi, has defended the fiscal and macroeconomic underpinnings of the proposed Field Development Plan (FDP) for Blocks T6 and T7, assuring Parliament that the project will not create any explicit or implicit public debt obligations for Kenya.

The Senate is inviting all citizens to submit their views on the 2026 Budget Policy Statement and the 2026 Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy that will shape our economy in the next Financial Year. 

These two documents decide how the government spends your taxes and how the national debt is managed for the 2026/2027 financial year. 

Your voice matters!

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is pursuing Sh23.1 billion in taxes arising from the 2025 sale of Tullow Oil’s Kenyan business to Auron Energy E&P Limited, an affiliate of Gulf Energy Ltd.

Appearing before the Joint Committee of Parliament on February 12, 2025, KRA officials said the assessment followed a comprehensive tax audit covering the period between 2020 and 2025.

“In 2025, the Authority carried out a tax audit on the taxpayer for the period 2020 to 2025 and raised taxes amounting to Sh23,124,656,330,” KRA told MPs.

The County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) has welcomed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja’s commitment that the National Police Service (NPS) is ready to support Parliament in executing its oversight mandate.