𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈

The National Assembly’s Public Petitions Committee held a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation Hon. Alice Wahome. Hon. Wahome appeared before the Committee to shed light on several issues including   the pollution of River Athi, the desiltation of Matinga Dam, and the need for long-term solutions to address perennial water shortage at the ward level in Kenya.

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐈 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐈 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘

The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee led by the Chairperson Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka) held a meeting with the Leader of the Minority Party Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) who appeared before the Committee with proposals for amendment to diffrent laws to abolish the death penalty. 

𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊

𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊

Members of the Kenya Disability Parliamentary Association (KEDIPA) have  expressed  concerns over the slow issuance of visas to deaf sports persons seeking to represent Kenya in the World Deaf Handball Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

The National Assembly has approved regulations to establish the National Peace Support Operations Fund, which will provide support for Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) peacekeeping missions and operations. 

This is a result of the House adopting a Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, which considered the Public Finance Management (National Peace Support Operations Fund) Regulations, 2023.  The purpose of these regulations is to create the National Peace Support Operations Fund, into which the Government is expected to contribute Ksh1 billion.

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆'𝐔𝐋𝐀 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆'𝐔𝐋𝐀 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒 𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

The National Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon (Dr.) Moses Wetangula, has called upon Cabinet Secretaries to respect the House invitations and appear before the plenary to address questions pertaining to their respective dockets.

Expressing concern over the absence of some Cabinet Secretaries, Hon. Wetang'ula emphasized that the National Assembly represents the will of the people, and under Article 153 of the Constitution, Cabinet Secretaries are accountable to the House.