The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bills No. 39 of 2017

The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bills No. 39 of 2017 was read a First Time on Wednesday, 11th October, 2017 and committed to the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017 for consideration pursuant to standing order 134 of the Senate Standing Orders.

The Select Committee on Election-Related Laws has concluded its public hearing sessions after receiving submissions from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) on the proposed amendments. Other institutions that made submissions include the Kenya National Commision on Human Rights (KNCHR), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) among others.

The Joint Select Committee on Election-Related Laws has commenced Public Hearings in regards to the two Bills that are currently before the two Houses.

The committee co-chaired by Baringo North MP, Hon. William Cheptumo and Isiolo Senator, Sen. Fatuma Dullo has been conducting hearings in accordance with Article 118, that provides for public participation in the Legislative Process.

As adopted by the National Assembly on 9th January, 2013 during the

Budget Watch for FY 2024/25 and the Medium Term October 24 Edition 17

The 17th edition of the Budget Watch prepared by the Parliamentary Budget Office of Kenya aims to provide insights to the Legislature with regard to monitoring the budget implementation for the Financial Year 2024/2025.

 Key highlights from the report include: 

OVERALL BUDGET FOR 2012/13

The total revised budget for 2012/13 as approved by Parliament amounted to Kshs. 1.52 trillion. This included Kshs. 345.99 billion for consolidated funds services (CFS), Kshs. 710.68 billion for recurrent expenditure and Kshs. 460.28 billion for development expenditure.