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𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒, 𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

The Kenya Health Human Resource Advisory Council, the Kenya Health Professions Oversight Authority, Tobacco Control Board and the Valuers Registration Board were among the State Agencies appeared before the National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture to explain the reasons behind their books not being audited why their audit books have never been audited by the office of the Auditor-General as required by the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act. 

𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐌𝐀

The Chairperson of the National Assembly Committee on Sports and Culture Hon. Daniel Wanyama (Webuye West) attended a breakfast meeting with stakeholders and officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage in Nairobi. 

The meeting was significant as the Committee is currently in the process of ratifying the UNESCO 1970 Treaty that seeks to combat the illegal trade of cultural artifacts by prohibiting their illicit import, export, and transfer of ownership. 

𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓

Leader of the Majority Party in the National Assembly, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, and his minority counterpart, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, have jointly urged the National Government Constituencies Development Fund constituency committees to propose projects that genuinely address the concerns of the electorates.

Hon. Ichung'wah noted that meaningful public participation requires the active involvement and guidance of Members of Parliament  in order to effectively represent the interests of the public.

𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀'𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education Committee led by Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet), has directed state agencies responsible for examination management to prioritize the protection of Kenya's academic qualifications and maintain their credibility.

After a meeting with officials from the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Hon. Melly stressed the importance of upholding the integrity of national examinations.

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐖

Members of the National Assembly began debate on a Bill seeking to amend the Penal Code to repeal sections pertaining to the offences of idleness and disorderliness.

 Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East)  who sponsored the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill (2022),  cited inconsistencies with the 2010 Constitution as it infringes upon the fundamental human rights and freedoms of Kenyan citizens trying to earn a living. He added that the existing legal framework is being misused by law enforcement officials to harass innocent individuals.