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𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇 𝐍𝐆-𝐂𝐅, 𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐀𝐅 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

The National Assembly has unanimously passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to anchor three critical development funds into the Constitution: the National Government Constituencies Fund (NG-CF), the Senate Oversight Fund (SOF), and the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF).

During the Second Reading of the Bill, 304 Members of Parliament voted in favour, with none opposing. At the Third Reading, 298 MPs supported the Bill, registering a unanimous vote.

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒

A Senate committee has exposed a financial catastrophe at Bomet Water and Sanitation Company (BOMAWASCO), where employees have gone unpaid for 19 months and the company is now technically insolvent. This comes even as Longisa County Referral Hospital shows significant progress in addressing past audit concerns.

 

The findings emerged during a field visit by the Senate Committee on Public Investments and Special Funds to Bomet County, a follow-up to their March 28 meeting in Nairobi with county officials over Auditor General reports for the 2023/24 fiscal year.

 

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆’𝐔𝐋𝐀 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 & 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐘

National Assembly Speaker Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang'ula called on the staff to uphold professionalism, integrity, and discipline as fundamental values in their service.

Speaking during the National Assembly inaugural Staff Open Day, Speaker Wetang’ula encouraged a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation.

“Let discipline be the mantra in your work. Growth is open to everyone, but only if you are ready to grow.”

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕

The Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights (JLAHRC) met with election stakeholders to address urgent reforms needed before the 2027 General Elections, with funding shortfalls and legal gaps emerging as critical challenges.

 

The JLAHRC brought together representatives from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, the National Gender and Equality Commission, and civil society groups to chart a reform agenda.

 

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