Earlier today, the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism led by the Vice- Chair, Sen. Esther Okenyuri met today to consider Legal Briefs on the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill, Senate Bill No.9 of 2022 and the Start-up Bill, 2022 (Senate Bill No. 14 of 2022). 

Sponsored by Senator Crystal Asige, the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill, 2022 seeks to establish uniform framework which will form the basis of licensing processes in counties. 

Following the Gazette Notice No. 2641 Dated 27th February, 2023, whereby the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, PhD, C.G.H., appointed Mr. Bethuel Sugut (Nominated by Parliamentary Service Commission), Ms. Novince Euralia Atieno (Nominated by Parliamentary Service Commission), Ms. Charity S. Kisotu (Nominated by Public Service Commission), Mr. Evans Misati James (Nominated by Political Parties Liaison Committee), Mr. Benson Ngugi Njeri (Nominated by The Law Society of Kenya), Dr.

The National Assembly will partner with the National Council for Law Reporting towards the development of a Kenya Laws database. The initiative is geared towards transforming how the public interacts with legal resources, to enhance public knowledge on Kenyan laws, as well as preserve the legislative history of the country, and the development process of Kenyan laws.

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has advised the business community to constantly engage parliament and ensure laws enacted are friendly to businesses.

In the absence of such engagement, he note that there is a likelihood that laws passed will nor address the concerns of the people.

"Through such engagements, we as the Senate shall harvest the technical knowledge that will enrich legislation andensures issues of concerns are brought to the fore and addressed," said Speaker Kingi.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works today met to consider The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2022.

The Bill seeks to make changes to various Statutes, in keeping with the practice of consolidating minor amendments that do not meet the merit of publication as separate Bills.

The Committee Chaired by Emurrua Dikir Member of Parliament, the Hon. Johana Ngeno considered amendments to The Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act (Cap. 525), and the Housing Act (Cap. 117). 

Speaker Amason Kingi has hailed the diplomatic relationship between Kenya and The Gambia.

Speaker Kingi said The Gambia has been a wonderful friend to Kenya and that the two countries have share close ties for many years.

"Kenya believes in exchanging ideas and building partnerships," Speaker Kingi said.

He was speaking when he hosted a delegation MPs from The Gambia who are in Kenya for a benchmarking tour.

The team is led by Mr Fabakary Tombong Jatta who is the Speaker of National Assembly of the Gambia.