The National Assembly this afternoon welcomed six newly elected Members of Parliament, who took their Oath of Office.

The swearing-in, presided over by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetang’ula, is in accordance with Article 74 of the Constitution and Standing Order 3(2), which mandate that a person must take the oath before performing the functions of an Member of Parliament.

The Members are;

(1) 𝘏𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘒𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘦 - 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺

(2) 𝘏𝘰𝘯. 𝘈𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘮 𝘏𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯 - 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺

The National Assembly has approved the Sessional Paper No. 5 of 2023 on the National Policy on Labour Migration.

The main objective of the National Policy on Labour Migration is to promote inclusive and sustainable development of the country through safe, orderly and productive labour migration.

The specific objectives of the Policy include:

1. 𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘺𝘢;

2. 𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯;

3. 𝘛𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵;

Senators have voted to uphold a preliminary objection raised by Nyamira Governor Amos Kimwomi Nyaribo, effectively halting the impeachment proceedings against him. The decision means the case will not proceed to a full hearing.

A total of 38 Senators voted in favour of the Motion, while only four opposed it.

📢 PUBLIC NOTICE

The Senate Standing Committee on Health invites members of the public to submit written memoranda on the Autism Management Bill, 2025 (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2025).

The Bill seeks to strengthen early screening, diagnosis, management, and support for persons with autism through an integrated national framework.

📝 Submit your views to the Clerk of the Senate via:

P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi

Hand-delivery to the Office of the Clerk, Main Parliament Buildings

Nyamira County Governor Amos Nyaribo has denied all charges brought against him by the Nyamira County Assembly.

Appearing before the Senate plenary on the first day of hearings into his proposed removal from office through impeachment, Governor Nyaribo denied all accusations as read to him by the Senate Deputy Clerk, Mr Mohamed Ali.