The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee chaired by Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka) held approval hearing for the nominee for Director Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr. Renson Mulele Ingonga.

In his remarks, Mr. Mulele told Members that if approved as the next DPP, he is committed to pursuing a three-fold agenda which includes; building a people-centred prosecution service, creating innovative prosecution framework and positioning prosecutions as an enabler of National development.

The National Assembly Committee on National Cohesion has raised concern over discrimination in employment of People Living with Disabilities by Government institutions in Western region.

The Committee chaired by Hon. Abdi Yussuf Haji (Mandera West), questioned managers of the institutions on unequal promotions of staff by the public institutions.

Top management of public Universities and Water Companies were among those who appeared before the Committee.They were interrogated on imbalance in employment by Government institutions in the region.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining, chaired by Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru East) held a meeting with the Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs)under its purview.

A shortage of technical staff is posing a challenge for the State Department for Public Works, the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning, and Public Works chaired by Hon. Johana Ngeno (Emurua Dikirr) has been told.

The Principal Secretary, Mr. Joel Arumonyang, who appeared before the Committee to shed light on affordable housing projects in the country , told Members that the scarcity of technical personnel has created challenges in fulfilling the department's responsibilities.

The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy chaired by Hon. David Pkosing (Pokot South) has asked the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) to make public cumulative amounts of public funds which could have been lost over irregular payment of overtime allowances at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in the 2019/2020 Financial year.

The forum for the African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices has called for strategic planning of fiscal structures as a means to restore sustainability as world economies continue to be hit by uncertainties.

 Cognizant that many countries have seen a decline in the state of public finances over the past few years as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and economic instabilities, the forum elected to focus on practical strategies for managing public debt and fiscal sustainability in times of uncertainty.