Senate Standing Committee on Energy chaired by Siaya Senator Dr. Oburu Odinga held a meeting with Nairobi City County Governor Johnson Arthur Sakaja. 

 The agenda of the meeting was to deliberate on the dispute between the Nairobi City County Government and the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) over electricity bill. 

Governor Sakaja said that Kenya Power had issued a bill to the Nairobi City County Government amounting to 3 billions Kenyan shillings. 

The National Assembly is set to fast track the consideration of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bill No. 7 of 2025) following a directive from the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Mose Wetang'ula. 

In a notification issued to Members of the National Assembly on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Speaker Wetang'ula announced that the Bill, which seeks to amend the Excise Duty Act to remove excise duty on imported fully assembled electric transformers, has matured for its First Reading. 

The National Assembly will prioritize the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025 upon resumption from the short recess, following a directive from Speaker [Name], in line with Standing Order 42(2).