National Assembly Committee on Appointments chaired by Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt. Hon.(Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula this morning met to set the mood and prepare for the upcoming vetting of Cabinet Secretary Nominees starting on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

The Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has been introduced in the National Assembly. 

The Bill seeks to provide for equitable sharing of the 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 N𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

H.E. the President assented to the Division of Revenue Act, 2024 on 10th June, 2024. The Act provides for the division of revenue raised nationally between the national and county governments for Financial Year 2024/25. 

Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang'ula, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 guided the House on the referral of the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 30 of 2024) by President Dr. William Ruto.

The National Transport and Safety Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 sponsored by Limuru MP, Hon.

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The Senate has passed a Motion that will help initiate a national conversation and foster an amiable environment following protests witnessed across the country over the last five weeks.

In the resolutions, the Senate called for the National Police Service (NPS) to acknowledge and apologize for all deaths resulting from peaceful demonstrations. The Senate also demanded compensation for all victims of police brutality related to peaceful protests between 2023 and 2024 by the Government of the Republic of Kenya.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetang'ula has outlined a comprehensive plan to address the anticipated financial deficit resulting from the rejection of the Finance Bill, 2024. 

In a Communication to the House, the Speaker highlighted the need to amend the Division of Revenue Act, 2024, to reflect the revised revenue projections and ensure equitable distribution of funds between the national and county governments.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Rt. (Dr.) Hon. Moses Wetang’ula on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 delivered a message from the President on President of the nomination of 10 persons for appointment as Cabinet Secretaries.

Hon. Wetang’ula said, the President, in exercising powers conferred on him by Articles 152(2) of the Constitution, as read together with sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, had forwarded the first list of appointees for consideration by Parliament.

The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) has proposed a Kshs.2 billion gross reduction of its budget allocation.

The National Assembly will resume its regular sittings tomorrow, Tuesday, July 23, 2024

The Departmental Committee on Education chaired by Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet) on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 met with the Chief  Executive Officer (CEO), Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Mrs. Nancy Macharia to consider the 2024/25 Supplementary Estimates 1.

During the meeting Members raised concerns about the proposed Kshs.10.3 billion reduction in the budget for the TSC in the 2024/25 budget.

The Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation led by the Chairperson, Hon. Kangogo Bowen (Marakwet East), met with officials from the State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries, State Department of Irrigation and State Department of Water and Sanitation,  over the Supplementary Estimates 1 for the Financial Year 2024/25.

The Budget and Appropriations Committee led by the Chairperson, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu), finalized consideration of the Supplementary Estimates 1 for the Financial Year 2024/25, ahead of its tabling in the House this week.

The Public Investment Committee on Education and Governance held a meeting with several heads of learning institutions who appeared before it to respond to audit queries as raised by the Auditor-General.

The Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure chaired by Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia) has raised concerns over the effect of budget cuts on service delivery at the Ministry of Roads and Transport.

The Public Investment Committee on Governance and Education has questioned Vice-Chancellors of private universities over misuse of public funds meant for Government -Sponsored Students (GSS) placed in private universities.