Members of the National Assembly have raised concerns regarding high admission fees charged  by Kenyan public universities.

In a statement on the Floor, Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando) told the House that some public universities charge entry fees of between Kshs. 258,000 and Kshs.450,000.

Hon. Okello said the high fees were unaffordable to most students, leading to a massive upsurge in the number of families organizing fundraisers to send their children for higher education.

The Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations and Committee on Delegated Legislation held a meeting with the Chairperson, Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman), Hon. Florence Kajuju.

The National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration chaired by Hon. Wanjiku Muhia (Kipipiri0 has been told the high cost of production and manufacturing is affecting the country’s ability to attract investors. 

This is according to the Principal Secretary, State Department of Trade, Mr. Alfred K’Ombudo, who appeared before the Committee. 

However, Mr. K'ombudo told Members that the Ministry had put in place measures to address the challenge and position Kenya for investors to locate it as their destination within the East Africa Community (EAC) and globally.

The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Hon. Soipan Tuya, has apprised the National Assembly Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill 2023.

The Committee chaired by Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru East) heard that the objective of the Bill, sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichungw’ah (Kikuyu), is to legislate on carbon, carbon rights, carbon markets and trading.

Hon. Protus Akuja (Loima) has raised concerns about the plight of 41 Kenyan herders from Turkana County who are serving jail sentences of between eight and 40 years in Uganda.

Hon. Akuja, who was presenting a public petition on the matter before the National Assembly told the House that the herders were court martialed in Uganda, despite protest from Kenyan authorities.