Parliamentary Round-Up Issue No 40 of 2026

  • 17 Oct 2026
  • 3 Mins Read
  • 〜 by Francis Gikonyo

The Senate is currently on recess and will resume regular plenary sittings on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.  

The National Assembly  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 

Bills 

  1. The Livestock Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 25 of 2026) – First Reading.  
  2. The Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 66 of 2026) – First Reading.  
  3. The East African Development Bank (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2026) – Second Reading.  

Motions 

  1. Fourth Report on Employment Diversity Audit in Public Institutions.  
  2. Report of the Regional Seminar of African Parliaments for Climate Action – Reducing Methane and Promoting Development.  
  3. Ninth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements of Various State Corporations (Rift Valley Region).  
  4. Tenth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements of Egerton University.  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 

Morning Session 

Bills 

  1. The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 50 of 2025) – Second Reading.  
  2. The Breastfeeding Mothers Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2024) – Committee of the Whole House.  
  3. The Environmental Professionals Institute of Kenya Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2024) – Committee of the Whole House.  
  4. The Harm Reduction Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 37 of 2025) – Second Reading.  

Motions 

  1. Formulation of a Policy on Structured Engagement of National Youth Service (NYS) Graduates as Security Officers in Government Institutions.  
  2. Formulation of a Policy on Power Subsidies for Export-Oriented Agricultural Production.  
  3. National Sensitisation and Support for Combating Sickle Cell and Haemophilia Diseases.  
  4. Inclusion of Aflasafe KE01 in the National Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme.  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 

Afternoon Session 

Bills 

  1. The Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 65 of 2026) – Second Reading & Committee of the Whole House.  
  2. The Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bill No. 29 of 2024) – Committee of the Whole House.  
  3. The Public Service Superannuation Scheme (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2025) – Committee of the Whole House.  
  4. The East African Development Bank (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2026) – Committee of the Whole House.  
  5. The Investment and Export Promotion Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 37 of 2026) – Second Reading.  
  6. The Tourism (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2026) – Second Reading.  
  7. The Kenya Economic Zones Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2026) – Second Reading.  

Motions 

  1. Tenth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements of Egerton University.  
  2. Consideration of the Draft Privileges and Immunities (Africa Finance Corporation) Order, 2026.  
  3. Consideration of the Draft Privileges and Immunities (Ford Foundation) Order, 2026.  
  4. Progress Report on the Kenya-United Kingdom Defence Cooperation Agreement.  
  5. Thirteenth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements for Three Funds for FY 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.  
  6. Fourth Report on the Status of Implementation of the Constitution.  
  7. Report on Inspection Visits to Constituency Offices in Nakuru County.  
  8. Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements of Higher Learning Institutions (Eastern Region).  
  9. Fifth Report on the Implementation Status of Reports on Petitions and Resolutions.  
  10. Nineteenth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements for Five Funds.  

Thursday, October 15, 2026 

Bills 

No bills were mentioned. 

Motions 

  1. Consideration of the Draft Privileges and Immunities (Africa Finance Corporation) Order, 2026.  
  2. Consideration of the Draft Privileges and Immunities (Ford Foundation) Order, 2026. 
  3. Fourth Report on the Status of Implementation of the Constitution.  
  4. Report on Inspection Visits to Constituency Offices in Nakuru County.  
  5. Thirteenth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements for Three Funds for FY 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.  
  6. Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements of Higher Learning Institutions (Eastern Region).  
  7. Fifth Report on the Implementation Status of Reports on Petitions and Resolutions.  
  8. Nineteenth Report on Examination of the Audited Financial Statements for Five Funds.