The County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) held a meeting with the Public Accounts and Investment Committee of Kakamega County Assembly which is on a week-long benchmarking tour of the Senate.

During the meeting the two committees discussed ways in which oversight can strengthened in all the 47 counties with the Senate Committee playing the role of a brother.

The Post-Election Seminar for the Members of the National Assembly which kicked off on Monday, 30th January, at the Pride Inn Beach Resort Convention Centre and Spa in Mombasa county, has come to a close this evening with calls on the legislators to put their best foot forward, embrace progressive democracy and deliver on their mandate exceptionally.

The Speaker of Senate Rt.Hon. Amason Kingi, EGH, has expressed the need to entrench the role of Parliamentarians in peace building in order to promote regional stability and stem conflict.

The Speaker while making his opening remarks during the Inaugural joint post election retreat between the Senate and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) said it was time leaders use their positions to end conflict within the region.

President Dr. William Ruto rooted for  constructive synergy among arms of government as a viable means of deploying the respective leadership capacities to address the issues that matter to Kenyans. He was speaking this morning when he opened the Post-Election Seminar for the Members of the National Assembly at the PrideInn Beach Resort, Convention Centre and Spa, in Mombasa County.

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has challenged Members of the National Assembly attending the post-election seminar in Mombasa to undertake the process of developing legal instruments to entrench the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) into the constitution to ring fence it against the sustained attack from the never ending litigations in courts.

The National Assembly will starting tomorrow hold a four-day Post Election Seminar (PES) for Members in conjunction with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). The event which as per practice within the Commonwealth fraternity takes place at the beginning of the term of every Parliament, will be officially opened by H.E. President Dr. William S. Ruto who is also expected to make a key note address. The seminar which will be held at the Pride-inn Paradise Beach Resort Convention Centre and Spa, will run from 30th January to 2nd February, 2023.

The Induction Program for House Committees at the Pride Inn Paradise Resort, Convention Centre and Spa, in Mombasa County, resumed yesterday afternoon after a break-through in the negotiations that had been going on over the delayed disbursement of the National Government-Constituency Development Funds (NG-CDF). 

The Speaker of the National Assembly, the Rt. Hon. Moses Masika Wetang’ula alongside his counterpart Senate Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Sen.) Amason Jeffah Kingi this morning witnessed H.E. President William Samoei Ruto assent to law the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Act 2022.

PURSUANT to the provisions of Standing Order 29(1) relating to Special Sitting of the House, I have received and acceded to a request from the Leader of the Majority Party to hold Special Sittings of the National Assembly to be held on Thursday, 8th December, 2022;

Pursuant to Rule 15 (1) of the East African Legislative Assembly Elections (Election of Members of the Assembly) Rules, 2017, the Clerks of both the National Assembly and the Senate who are the Presiding Officers, have appointed Thursday, 17th November, 2022 as the Election Day. 

The elections shall be held at 10:00 a.m. in the National Assembly Chamber and at 9:30 a.m. in the Senate Chamber, respectively, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi.

At its First Sitting held today, 16th November, 2022, the Parliamentary Service Commission elected Hon. Sen. Joyce Korir, MP as the Vice Chairperson of the Commission.

Article 250(10) of the Constitution provides that Members of the Commission shall elect a vice-chairperson at its first sitting. Further, Article 250(11) requires that the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be of the opposite gender.