National Assembly Speaker Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula has bid farewell to H.E. Ambassador Zhou Pingjian, the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, following a successful four-year tenure.

The farewell took place during a courtesy visit by Ambassador Zhou to Wetang’ula’s on Wednesday evening at Parliament Buildings.

The National Assembly has passed the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 67 of 2023 with far-reaching amendments to the Copyright Act, 2001 and Scrap Metal Act, 2015.  

Among the amendments to the Copyright Act, 2001 was the deletion of proposed Section 30A, which sought to regulate equitable remuneration for performers and producers of sound recordings on a 50-50 basis. Lawmakers argued that the formula excluded other contributors to the creative process, leading to its removal. 

The Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has unanimously agreed to allocate Ksh. 387 billion to County Governments. The decision came after extensive deliberations over three days, following earlier meetings that failed to reach a consensus.

The Committee, co-chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba and Kiharu MP Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, announced the agreement as a balance between the fiscal constraints of the National Government and the operational demands of the Counties.

Members of the National Assembly have put too task the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock over the continuous use of carcinogenic pesticides in the Country.

CS, Andrew Karanja had appeared before the National Assembly to answer to Members questions in line with the House Standing order 42(A) (6B).

Lawmakers have passed the Technopolis Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2024), which proposes the establishment of a comprehensive framework to govern the development and management of Technopolis hubs across the country. 

The Bill, moved by the Chairperson of the Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation, Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South), seeks to create the Technopolis Development Authority, a body that will oversee the planning, development, and governance of all Technopolises in Kenya.

Cabinet Secretary Murkomen has told the Senate that the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports develops, maintains and manages stadia through Sports Kenya and that currently there are two stadia that are gazetted under the management of Sports Kenya i.e. Nyayo National Stadium and Moi international Stadium, whereas the other stadia are under respective counties and are managed by the respective County Governments with some receiving the support of the National Government.