The National Assembly is on recess until 25^th May 2026.

The Senate

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Bills

1. The Referendum Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2026)
2. The Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 38 of 2025)
3. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
4. The Culture Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 12 of 2024)
5. The Public Audit (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 4 of 2024)
6. The Health (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2025)
7. The Agriculture Produce (Minimum Guaranteed Returns) Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2025)
8. The National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 15 of 2025)
9. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2024)
10. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly No. 3 of 2024)
11. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
12. The Nuts and Oil Crops Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 47 of 2023)
13. The Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
14. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2024)
15. The County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No. 18 of 2023)
16. The Public Fundraising Appeals Bill (Senate Bills No. 36 of 2024)
17. The Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 23 of 2024)
18. The Sports (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2024)
19. The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 72 of 2023)
20. The Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 of 2025)
21. The County Oversight and Accountability Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2024)
22. The Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 49 of 2023)
23. The County Wards (Equitable Development) Bill (Senate Bills No. 20 of 2024)
24. The Livestock Protection and Sustainability Bill (Senate Bills No. 32 of 2024)

Motions

1. Consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 24 of 2023)
2. Approval of Sittings of the Senate to Be Held in Kilifi County
3. Consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 21 of 2023)
4. Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives in Legislative and Policy Processes
5. Report of the Liaison Committee on the Activities and Operations of Select Committees During the Third Session (2024)
6. Report of the Standing Committee on Energy on Inquiry Into the Shortage of Smart Energy Meters in Kenya and the Potential for Their Local Manufacturing

Notices of Amendment

1. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
2. The Nuts and Oil Crops Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 47 of 2023)
3. The Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
4. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bills No. 10 of 2024
5. The Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 23 of 2024)
6. The Sports (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2024)
7. The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 72 of 2023)
8. The Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 of 2025)

Questions and Statements

1. a) Statement pursuant to Standing Order 52 (1)
2. b) Requests for Statements pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1)

Wednesday, May 06, 2026 (9.30 AM)

Morning Session

Bills

No Bills were Mentioned.

Motions

1. Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives in Legislative and Policy Processes
2. Reports of the Kenya Delegation to the Sittings of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Committees and Other Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Organs Held at Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa, from 13^th to 20^th September, 2024, and 28^th  October to 17^th  November 2024
3. Mainstreaming a Framework for Clean Cooking in Kenya
4. Provision of IFMIS Reports for County Governments to the Senate
5. Declaration of Road Traffic Accidents in Kenya as a National Disaster

Questions and Statements

Questions

Question No. 024

The Senator for Kisumu County (Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details on the forms of support the Ministry extends to county governments to build capacity for sustainable market management and to ensure uninterrupted operations in key markets, and explain how the Ministry monitors the effectiveness of such support?
2. b) What oversight mechanisms exist to facilitate National Government intervention whenever recommendations for operational improvements are not implemented fully and promptly or whenever county-level decisions adversely impact local economic activity, and could the Cabinet Secretary provide details on any instance where such mechanisms were invoked?
3. c) What proactive strategies is the Ministry implementing to ensure the continuity of market operations, promote economic resilience and protect traders’ livelihoods, particularly in high volume trading hubs across the country?

Question No. 037

The Senator for Marsabit County (Sen. Mohamed Chute, CBS, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details on the registration status of Plot/Parcel No. 570–686, comprising approximately 214 plots along Nyayo Road in Marsabit County?
2. b) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why, despite Government allotment letters being issued in 2018 and allotment fees paid in 2024, a number of beneficiaries are yet to receive their title deeds?
3. c) What measures has the Ministry put in place to fast-track the issuance of the title deeds to the affected beneficiaries, and could the Cabinet Secretary provide timelines for the same?

Question No. 045

Nominated Senator (Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain what safeguards exist to ensure that large-scale housing approvals, especially in rapidly growing urban centres, are tied to adequate drainage, sewerage, roads, power supply, schools, health facilities and other trunk infrastructure?
2. b) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that physical planning approvals are not granted in a manner that outpaces service infrastructure provisioning?
3. c) Whether the Ministry has undertaken an assessment of urban developments approved in the cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and Eldoret and other fast-growing towns where housing growth has not been matched by supporting infrastructure, and if so, what were the findings?
4. d) What policy reforms is the Ministry considering, including lessons from countries such as Singapore, to ensure mandatory sequencing and financing of trunk infrastructure before or alongside major housing developments?

Question No. 040

The Senator for Kajiado County (Sen. Kanar Seki, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary disclose the number of landowners along the wayleave corridors of the Kajiado-Namanga, Sultan Hamud-Oloitoktok and UMMA University-Konza transmission line projects, and provide details of how many among them have been fully or partially compensated, as well as those who are yet to be compensated?
2. b) What has occasioned the delay in finalising the compensations?
3. c) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the payment schedule for all outstanding claims, and outline the measures in place to ensure timely disbursement, particularly for landowners whose parcels are free of any encumbrances and who possess the necessary documentation?

Question No. 041

The Senator for Kajiado County (Sen. Kanar Seki, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the number of households in Kajiado County that are currently connected to the national electricity grid, and explain how the electricity connectivity rate in the county compares to the national average?
2. b) How many of these households were connected to the grid in the 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2025/2026 financial years, and could the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown of this data by subcounty and ward?
3. c) What are the planned interventions by the Ministry to enhance electricity connectivity in Kajiado County, and could the Cabinet Secretary disclose the specific targets and the associated timelines?

Question No. 042

Nominated Senator (Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the cause of the power outages experienced in several estates in Nairobi following the heavy rains and flooding of 6th March, 2026, and indicate the areas affected and the duration of the outages?
2. b) What measures has the Ministry, together with the Kenya Power & Lighting Company Plc and other relevant agencies, put in place to ensure that electricity infrastructure is able to withstand heavy rains, flooding and other adverse weather conditions?
3. c) Has the Ministry undertaken an assessment of the vulnerability of substations, transformers, power lines and related infrastructure in flood-prone urban areas and, if so, what are the findings?
4. d) What plans are in place to modernise and climateproof Kenya’s electricity infrastructure as is the case in countries with advanced weather-resilient energy systems, like in Japan, Singapore and South Korea?
5. e) What alternative and innovative power solutions is the Ministry considering for the continuity of electricity supply during extreme weather conditions, particularly for hospitals, water installations, security facilities and densely populated residential areas?

Question No. 043

The Senator for West Pokot County (Sen. (Rev.) Julius Murgor Recha, CBS, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum:

1. a) Could the Cabinet Secretary state why recruitment for positions at the Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station is conducted in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, rather than at the power station itself, which would be more accessible to the local communities?
2. b) How many labourers, technicians and engineers are serving at the Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station, and how many of them are drawn from the local communities?
3. c) Could the Cabinet Secretary indicate the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives undertaken by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) to support education, healthcare, water supply and access roads for the community hosting the project since 2013?
4. d) What measures are in place to ensure that KenGen’s CSR initiatives are responsive to the actual needs of the local communities around the Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station?

Wednesday, May 06, 2026 (2.30 PM)

Afternoon Session

Bills

1. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
2. The Culture Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 12 of 2024)
3. The Public Audit (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 4 of 2024)
4. The Health (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2025)
5. The Agriculture Produce (Minimum Guaranteed Returns) Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2025)
6. The National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 15 of 2025)
7. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2024)
8. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly No. 3 of 2024)
9. The Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 21 of 2025)
10. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
11. The Nuts and Oil Crops Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 47 of 2023)
12. The Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
13. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2024)
14. The County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No. 18 of 2023)
15. The Public Fundraising Appeals Bill (Senate Bills No. 36 of 2024)
16. The Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 23 of 2024)
17. The Sports (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2024)
18. The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 72 of 2023)
19. The County Oversight and Accountability Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2024)
20. The County Governments Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 52 of 2024)
21. The County Governments (State Officers Removal From Office) Procedure Bill (Senate Bills No. 34 of 2024)
22. The County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 39 of 2024)
23. The Street Naming and Property Addressing System Bill (Senate Bills No. 43 of 2024)
24. The County Governments Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2025)
25. The Agriculture and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2023)
26. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
27. The Nuts and Oil Crops Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 47 of 2023)
28. The Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2023)
29. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bills No. 10 of 2024
30. The Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 23 of 2024)
31. The Sports (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2024)
32. The Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 72 of 2023)

Motions

1. Consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 24 of 2023)
2. Consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 21 of 2023)
3. Report of the Standing Committee on Health on the County Oversight and Networking Engagements in Kitui, Makueni and Machakos Counties
4. Reports of the Standing Committee on Health on the County Oversight and Networking Engagements in Kiambu County
5. Reports of the Standing Committee on Health on the County Oversight and Networking Engagements in Bungoma and Kakamega Counties
6. Report of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025 on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Kenya

Questions and Statements

1. a) Requests for Statements pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1)
2. i) The Senator for Machakos County (Sen. Agnes Kavindu, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding delayed payment of local suppliers by the Machakos County Government.
3. ii) Nominated Senator (Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights regarding unresolved cases and the welfare of returning personnel from the Haiti Mission.

iii) The Senator for Kajiado County (Sen. Seki Lenku Ole Kanar, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the optimisation of the investment at the Ongata Rongai and Ngong Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) stations.

1. iv) Nominated Senator (Sen. George Mbugua, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the prioritization of persons with disabilities under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) sponsorship programme.
2. v) Nominated Senator (Sen. George Mbugua, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the planned reintegration of children from institutional care to family-based care.
3. b) Statements pursuant to Standing Order 56 (1) (b)
4. i) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period, February to April 2026.
5. ii) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period, February to April 2026.

iii) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Education, to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period February to April 2026.

Thursday, May 07, 2026 (2.30 PM)

Bills

1. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
2. The Culture Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 12 of 2024)
3. The Public Audit (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 4 of 2024)
4. The Health (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2025)
5. The Agriculture Produce (Minimum Guaranteed Returns) Bill (Senate Bills No. 17 of 2025)
6. The National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 15 of 2025)
7. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2024)
8. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)
9. The Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 21 of 2025)
10. The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly No. 3 of 2024)
11. The Community Health Promoters Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 53 of 2022)
12. The Kenya Health Products and Technologies Regulatory Authority Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 54 of 2022)
13. The Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 34 of 2025)
14. The Environmental Management and Coordination (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 66 of 2023)
15. The Autism Management Bill (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2025)
16. The Public Service Internship Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 63 of 2022)
17. The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 59 of 2023)
18. The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 61 of 2022)
19. The Mining (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 22 of 2025)
20. The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026)

Motions

1. Consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 24 of 2023)
2. Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives in Legislative and Policy Processes
3. Consideration of the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 21 of 2023)
4. Delinking Junior Secondary Schools from Primary Schools
5. Ajali ya Feri ya Likoni
6. Promotion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Innovation Policy in Kenya

Questions and Statements

1. a) Statement pursuant to Standing Order 52 (1)

The Senator for Narok County (Sen. Ledama Olekina, MP) to make a Statement regarding the current fiscal approach adopted by the National Treasury on the funding of Parliament and its critical functions.

1. b) Requests for Statements pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1)
2. i) The Senator for Kakamega County (Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the disputed property in Kakamega town, namely, the land belonging to Otiende Estate and the adjacent parcel of land where Fesbeth Academy is built.
3. ii) The Senator for Samburu County (Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Energy regarding the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) in Samburu County.

iii) The Senator for Marsabit County (Sen. Mohamed Chute, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the rehabilitation of roads in Marsabit County damaged as a result of heavy rains.

1. iv) The Senator for Wajir County (Sen. Abass Mohamed, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration regarding concerns on fairness, equity and national cohesion in the recruitment exercise conducted by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).
2. c) Statements pursuant to Standing Order 56 (1) (b)
3. i) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period, February to April 2026.
4. ii) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Energy to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period, February to April 2026.

iii) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period, February to April 2026.

2026. iv) The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Health to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee for the period, February to April 2026.
2027. d) Statement pursuant to Standing Order 57 (1)

The Senate Majority Leader to issue a statement on the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 12th May, 2026.