Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, has called on Members of Parliament to approach the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth Parliament with focus and discipline, noting that the session marks a decisive phase in consolidating the House’s legislative legacy.

“The Fifth Session represents a critical phase in the life of this House where we must consolidate our work, complete pending business, and deliver decisively on the legislative agenda before us,” said Ichung’wah.

He commended Members for their diligence during the Fourth Session, during which the House held 116 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 49 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 23 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 9 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 3 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 68 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 150 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 191 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 76 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 56 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.

“This record reflects the scale of responsibility borne by the House and underscores the need for careful planning as we move forward this session,” he stated, thanking the Speaker Moses Wetang’ula for his leadership in steering the House through the Fourth Session.

𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮

The Leader of Majority outlined priority legislation for the Fifth Session, including urgent consideration of the Field Development Plan and Product Sharing Contracts for Blocks T6 and T7 in the South Lokichar Basin, Turkana County, as required under the Petroleum Act, Cap. 308.

He also cited the Sessional Paper No. 3 on Partial Divestiture in Safaricom PLC as a key matter before the House, noting its significant public interest. Both instruments were tabled towards the end of the Fourth Session and committed to relevant committees for public participation and subsequent reporting to the House.

"I urge Members to engage meaningfully in public participation and communicate responsibly with the public to dispel misinformation and disinformation," said Hon. Ichung'wah.

Among the enacted laws from the Fourth Session, the Leader of the Majority Party, cited the Government Owned Enterprises Bill, 2025 and the Privatization Bill, 2025, noting that the retreat would deliberate on utilization of proceeds from divestiture and review implementation progress.

He noted that 22 Bills that were not concluded in the previous Session had been exempted from lapsing under Standing Order 141(2) and would be carried forward for consideration. These include the Petitions to Parliament (Procedure) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2024, among others.

Hon. Ichung’wah further called on Members to identify “priority areas of high impact to the citizenry” through legislative proposals and oversight initiatives, citing upcoming deliberations on political party financing, election preparedness, the state of the economy, the Competency-Based Curriculum, healthcare service delivery, and the status of the NG-CDF.

“The strength of this House does not rest in any one Member, but in our collective resolve to deliberate with honesty, decide with prudence and always act in the national interest,” he affirmed.