The National Assembly has hailed the National Women’s Sevens Rugby Team, the Lionesses, for their victories in the recently concluded World Sevens Rugby Challenge (HSBC) Series held in Cape Town, South Africa.  

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetang’ula has announced the appointment of nine Members to the Mediation Committee tasked with resolving disagreements over the Senate amendments to the Gambling Control Bill (National Assembly Bill No.70 of 2023).  

This follows the House’s rejection of the Senate’s amendments on January 16th , 2025, prompting the mediation process as stipulated under Article 112 of the Constitution and Standing Order 149. 

The National Assembly has passed the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2025), paving the way for the transfer of billions in conditional and unconditional grants to county governments for the 2024/2025 financial year.  

The National Assembly has adopted the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the financial year 2025/2026, setting the stage for a national expenditure of Ksh 2.523 trillion. 

The approved BPS allocates Ksh 2.447 trillion to the Executive, with specific provisions for the Office of the Auditor General at Ksh 8.652 billion. Parliament will receive Ksh 49.488 billion, while the Judiciary is allocated Ksh 26.749 billion. 

Mukuruweini MP, Hon. John Kaguchia has raised alarm over an acute shortage of blood testing kits in the country, warning that the crisis could lead to increased fatalities among patients in need of transfusions.

Speaking in the National Assembly, Hon. Kaguchia requested a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, citing concerns over the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service (KNBTS) running low on essential laboratory reagents and blood bag kits.