𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢 _𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

The Tea (Amendment) Bill, (Senate Bill No 1 of 2023) has been undergone its first reading in the National Assembly.

The principal objective of the Bill is to amend certain provisions in the Tea Act, 2020 to protect the tea growers’ proceeds from mismanagement by factories.

The Bill also aims to incentivize value addition of tea by exempting value added tea from payment of the tea levy.

Members of the National Assembly Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations Committee visited the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Lang'ata Constituency as part of their mandate of budget implementation oversight of agencies under the Committee's purview.

The Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Bill, 2023, has been introduced in the National Assembly.

The Bill sponsored by Sen. Beatrice Ogolla in the Senate and co-sponsored by the Committee of Health in the National Assembly seeks to enhance the health rights and quality of care for mothers, newborns, and children across Kenya.

If enacted a coordinated healthcare system focusing on reducing maternal and child mortality and addressing health disparities among women and children nationwide would be established.

𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢 _𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

The exact number of refugees in Kenya remains unknown, a situation revealed during a high-level forum on refugee affairs organized by the National Assembly's Regional Development Committee in Mombasa.

During the forum, the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs, Mr. John Burugu, disclosed that the country's current refugee database is managed solely by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with data stored in Hungary.