Members of the National Assembly have passed the Environmental Professionals Institute of Kenya Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2024), paving the way for a statutory framework to regulate environmental professionals and strengthen standards in the practice.

The Bill, sponsored by Hon. George Gachagua (Ndaragwa), seeks to establish the Environmental Professionals Institute of Kenya, with a mandate to register, license and regulate environmental professionals, while promoting professional development, research and knowledge sharing.

The National Assembly has passed the East African Development Bank (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2026), which seeks to strengthen parliamentary oversight over the release of public funds to the regional development lender.

The Bill proposes amendments to the East African Development Bank Act to require National Assembly approval before public funds are charged to or released from the Consolidated Fund for payment to the East African Development Bank (EADB).

Kenya's delay in joining the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime has drawn sharp scrutiny in Parliament, with legislators questioning why the country has taken nearly 25 years to act on a critical international framework to combat cybercrime and facilitate cross-border access to electronic evidence.

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) has assured mobile phone subscribers that adequate measures are in place to ensure they are notified before their inactive SIM cards are deactivated and their mobile numbers are reallocated.

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