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📢 Have Your Say on Kenya’s Future! 🇰🇪

The Senate invites you to share your views on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, a landmark proposal to strengthen devolution, clarify the roles of Parliament, and enhance service delivery to the people.

🖊 Submit your memoranda by Friday, 26th September 2025, 5:00 p.m.

📍 Public hearings will also be held in all 47 counties.

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The war against addiction to gambling has made a major win after the High Court, dismissed a Petition against enactment of implementation several clauses of the Excise Duty Act, 2015, as amended by the Finance Act, 2023.

In the decision delivered by, Justice Stephen Mbungi, sitting in Kakamega, the High Court found that enactment of the said clauses on the gambling-related taxes had not violated the Constitution, and did not amount to double taxation ad alleged by the Petitioner.

Laikipia County MP, Hon. Jane Kagiri has urged the government to urgently address the recent decision by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to prohibit certain business operations by non-citizens, a move that could significantly affect Kenyan traders.

Hon. Kagiri sought a statement from the Leader of the Majority Party regarding the implications of the new directive, and the steps being taken to safeguard Kenya’s trade interests.

The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen has detailed extensive measures being undertaken to safeguard lives and property following a series of demonstrations in the country in June and July this year, leaving 42 Kenyans dead, over 600 injured, and public and private property destroyed.

The National Assembly Education Committee has pledged to fast-track a Bill that would formally recognize and support Alternative Provision of Basic Education and Training (APBET) schools, following public participation engagement in Dagoretti North and Ruaraka Constituencies.

The public participation was held at Lavington Primary School in Dagoretti North and Stima Club in Ruaraka Constituency brought together residents, teachers, parents, school proprietors and learners from Dagoretti North, Dagoretti South, Kibra, Mathare, Ruaraka Constituencies and Kiambu County.

Senate Speaker Amason Jeffah Kingi, EGH, MP, has called on national and county leaders to renew their commitment to devolution, describing it as Kenya’s most transformative governance shift since independence and a guarantor of equity, inclusion and social justice.

The Constitution of Kenya 2010 contains all the provisions necessary to guarantee the full and proper implementation of devolution, Senator Catherine Mumma has affirmed.

Speaking during a panel discussion at the ongoing Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, Sen. Mumma said the legal framework for devolution is already firmly in place. What remains, she noted, is the will and collaboration among all stakeholders to make it work for the benefit of every Kenyan.

The National Assembly has passed the National Land Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023, for the second time, fully accommodating President reservations. The amendment restore the Commission’s mandate to review historical land allocations and address injustices, while introducing safeguards and time limits.

The Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations has pressed the Ministry of Defence for firm action and clear answers on the February 2025 Todonyang massacre in Turkana County, in which armed assailants from Ethiopia are alleged to have killed more than 40 civilians.

Appearing before the Committee, Cabinet Secretary for Defence Hon. Soipan Tuya, accompanied by Principal Secretary Patrick Mariru, faced questions from lawmakers' who sought answers on how the Government is securing the country’s northern borders.

Homa Bay County will this week become the focal point of Kenya’s governance calendar as the Senate takes the lead in shaping the future of devolution at the 2025 Devolution Conference. The four-day event, running from Tuesday 12th to Friday 15th August at Homa Bay High School is expected to reinforce the Senate’s Constitutional mandate to protect County Governments and promote equitable development.

The Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bill No. 16 of 2025) has been signed into law.

The principal object of the Bill now Act is to amend section 13(3) of the Kenya Roads Act, Cap. 408, to align the term of offices of Director-Generals of various roads authorities with the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations.

Invitation for Submission of Memoranda: The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill, 2023

(National Assembly Bills No. 72 of 2023)

The Senate's Standing Committee on Finance and Budget is inviting members of the public, interested groups, and organizations to submit their written views and recommendations on the Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill, 2023.

The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations held a session with the Governor of Kiambu County earlier today to deliberate on the municipality of Thika’s application for elevation to city status. 

During the session, Governor Kimani Wamatangi outlined the County’s justification for the application, emphasizing Thika’s financial viability, governance structures, and the capacity to deliver services required of a city.

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs, Hon. Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, appeared before the Senate to respond to inquiries posed by Senator Prof. Margaret Kamar regarding the ongoing liquidation process of the Moi University Savings and Credit Society (MUSCO).

The Senate has annulled the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Strategic and Integrated Environmental Assessments and Environmental Audits) (No. 2) Regulations, 2025, published under Legal Notice No. 71 of 2025 citing procedural shortcomings and failure to meet statutory thresholds.

The National Assembly has received communication from the Senate on the passage of seven (7) Bills by the Senate.

While addressing Members of the National Assembly, Speaker Rt. Hon. Moses Wetang’ula stated, “Honourable Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 41(4), I wish to report to the House that I have received seven (7) Messages from the Senate regarding its consideration of four (4) Senate Bills and three (3) National Assembly Bills.”

The National Assembly Committee on Energy and the Committee on Public Debt and Privatization have been tasked with the joint consideration of a Sessional Paper proposing the privatization of the Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC).

This follows the submission of the Sessional Paper to the National Assembly by the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, detailing plans to offload government shares in KPC through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.