Parliamentary Round-Up: Issue No. 8 of 2025

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Tuesday, 4th March 2025 – Afternoon Sitting
BILLS
- The Anti-Money Laundering And Combating Of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 5 Of 2025)
- The National Police Service Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 23 Of 2024)
- The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 59 Of 2023)
MOTIONS
- Report Of The National Dialogue Committee And The Report Of The Multi-Sectoral Working Group On The Realisation Of The Two-Thirds Gender Principle
- Public Petition On Legal Recognition And Protection Of E-Hailing Motorcycle Riders And Delivery Personnel
- State Of Security In Six Counties Of North Rift Being, Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu And Laikipia
STATEMENTS
- Filling vacant positions of Chief and Assistant Chief in Nyaribari Masaba Constituency.
- Approval of Junior Secondary Schools in Isiolo County.
- Status of salary enhancement for teachers in Nyamira Municipality.
- Payment of retirement dues and pension for retired teachers.
- Payment of last expense and death gratuity under the NHIF and the Public Service Superannuation Scheme.
- Utilisation of fuel levy funds.
Wednesday, 5th March 2025 – Morning Sitting
BILLS
- The National Police Service Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 23 Of 2024)
- The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 59 Of 2023)
- The Parliamentary Powers And Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 37 Of 2023)
- The Breastfeeding Mothers Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 Of 2024)
MOTIONS
- Supporting And Promoting Local Fertiliser Manufacturing Industries
- Formulation Of A Reward Scheme For Accomplishments By Sportspersons In International Competitions
- Expansion Of Major Roads In The Country To Dual Carriageways
- Implementation Of The Universal Health Coverage And Of A Policy On Mandatory Use Of Public Health Care Facilities By Public Officers
STATEMENTS
- Effects of withdrawal of funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kenya.
- Status of security in Kenyatta National Hospital.
- State of preparedness for the wet season.
- Lack of speed bumps along Nyahururu-Nyeri Road.
Wednesday, 5th March 2025 – Afternoon Sitting
MOTIONS
- Nominees To 100 National Government Constituencies Development Fund Committees
- Report Of The National Dialogue Committee And The Report Of The Multi-Sectoral Working Group On The Realisation Of The Two-Thirds Gender Principle
- Public Petition On Legal Recognition And Protection Of E-Hailing Motorcycle Riders And Delivery Personnel
- State Of Security In Six Counties Of North Rift Being, Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu And Laikipia
BILLS
- The County Governments (Revenue Raising Process) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2023)
- The Learners With Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 Of 2023)
- The Treaty Making And Ratification (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 9 Of 2024)
STATEMENTS
- Safety and security of Kenyans stranded in Myanmar.
- Destruction of forests in Magadi.
Thursday, 6th March 2025 – Afternoon Sitting
MOTIONS
- Consideration Of The 2025 Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy
- Report Of The National Dialogue Committee And The Report Of The Multi-Sectoral Working Group On The Realisation Of The Two-Thirds Gender Principle
- Public Petition On Legal Recognition And Protection Of E-Hailing Motorcycle Riders And Delivery Personnel
- State Of Security In Six Counties Of North Rift Being, Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu And Laikipia
BILLS
- The County Governments (Revenue Raising Process) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2023)
- The Public Audit (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2024)
- The Learners With Disabilities Bill (Senate Bill No. 4 Of 2023)
- The Treaty Making And Ratification (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 9 Of 2024)
STATEMENTS
- Issuance of title deeds in South Ngariama Settlement Scheme.
- Status of the 2024/2025 Work Plan for the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA).
THE SENATE
Tuesday, 4th March 2025 – Afternoon Sitting
BILLS
- The County Governments Additional Allocation Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 Of 2025)
- The Public Fundraising Appeals Bill (Senate Bills No. 36 Of 2024)
- The Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 23 Of 2024)
- The County Civic Education Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 Of 2024)
MOTIONS
- Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Conflict Of Interest Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 12 Of 2023)
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Education On A Petition To The Senate Regarding The Discrimination By Teachers Service Commission (Tsc) On Payment Of Hardship And Enhanced House Allowances To Some Teachers In Kilifi And Taita Taveta Counties
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Agriculture, Livestock And Fisheries On A Petition To The Senate Regarding The Catastrophic Maize Diseases That Farmers In Bomet County Have Endured For The Last Twelve Years
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Agriculture, Livestock And Fisheries On A Petition To The Senate Regarding Graft Investigation By The Ethics And Anticorruption Commission (Eacc) On The West Kano Irrigation Scheme
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Trade, Industrialisation And Tourism On A Petition To The Senate Regarding Alleged Fraudulent Dealings At Diageo Plc, East African Breweries Limited, Kenya Breweries And UdV (Kenya) Limited
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Trade, Industrialisation And Tourism On A Petition To The Senate On The Need For The Introduction Of The Hospitality Professionals Bill
- Reports Of The Select Committee On County Public Investments And Special Funds On Its Consideration Of The Audit Reports Of Various Water Service Companies For The Financial Years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 And 2020/2021
- Reports Of The Select Committee On County Public Investments And Special Funds On Its Consideration Of The Audit Reports Of Various Water, Sanitation And Sewerage Service Companies For The Financial Years 2018/2019 (Volume VI), 2019/2020 (Volume VII) And 2020/2021 (Volume IX)
- Reports Of The Select Committee On County Public Investments And Special Funds On The Consideration Of The Audit Reports Of The County Bursary Funds For The Financial Year 2019/2020, 2020/2021 And 2021/2022
- Report Of The Select Committee On County Public Accounts On Its Consideration Of The Reports Of The Auditor General On The Financial Statements Of Several County Assemblies
- Consideration Of The Joint Report Of The National Assembly Departmental Committee On Justice And Legal Affairs And The Senate Standing Committee On Justice, Legal Affairs And Human Rights On Its Consideration Of The Report Of The National Dialogue Committee (Nadco) And The Report Of The Multi-Sectoral Working Group On The Realisation Of The Two-Thirds Gender Principle
MESSAGES
- Message from the National Assembly on the passage, by the National Assembly, of the Startup Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2022)
- Message from the National Assembly on the passage, by the National Assembly, of the Persons With Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2023)
NOTICE OF MOTION
- Consolidation Of Bursary Funds For Equitable Access To Education In Kenya.
STATEMENTS
- Nominated Senator (Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the delays by the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) in approving and paying for procedures in public facilities.
- Nominated Senator (Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the alarming crisis of drugs and alcohol abuse among the youth in learning institutions.
- Nominated Senator (Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the gazettement of domesticated water buffalo as a food animal.
- Nominated Senator (Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the mainstreaming of sports and talent development into the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in schools.
- Nominated Senator (Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding claims of sexual harassment, intimidation and discrimination at the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and Hospital Workers (KUDHEHIA).
- The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the increase in hooligans operating within county offices in various counties across the country.
- The Senator for Nandi County (Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the state of Kapsabet County Referral Hospital and other health facilities in Nandi County.
- The Senator for Kirinyaga County (Sen. James Murango, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the challenges facing the teachers’ medical cover in the country.
- The Senator for Kisii County (Sen. Richard Onyonka, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the transfer of the Principal of Kisii National Polytechnic amid allegations of financial mismanagement.
- The Senator for Kisii County (Sen. Richard Onyonka, MP) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the unlawful eviction of an elderly widow from her matrimonial land in Kisii County.
Wednesday, 5th March 2025 – Morning Sitting
MOTIONS
- Reports Of The 63rd And 64th Sessions Of The Oacps Parliamentary Assembly And The 43rd And 1st Sessions Of The Acp-Eu Joint Parliamentary Assembly Meetings Held In Brussels, Belgium And Luanda, Angola, Respectively
- Report Of The 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (Ipu) Global Conference Of Young Parliamentarians Held In Hanoi, Vietnam From 15th To 17th September, 2023
- Report Of The 14th Ordinary Session Of The Plenary Assembly And Related Meetings Of The Forum Of Parliaments Of The International Conference Of The Great Lakes Region, Held In Livingstone, Zambia, From 15th To 19th April, 2024
- Report Of The Parliamentary Delegation To The 2024 Joint United Nations – Inter-Parliamentary Union Parliamentary Hearing Held At The United Nations Headquarters In New York, United States Of America From 8th To 9th February, 2024
- Report Of The Proceedings Of The Parliamentarians’ Dialogue At The Africa Climate Summit, 2023 Held In The National Assembly Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Nairobi On 3rd – 6th September, 2023
- Report Of The Senate Delegation To The High-Level Political Forum (Hlpf) 2024 On Sustainable Development
Wednesday, 5th March 2025 – Afternoon Sitting
MOTIONS
- Reports Of The 63rd And 64th Sessions Of The Oacps Parliamentary Assembly And The 43rd And 1st Sessions Of The Acp-Eu Joint Parliamentary Assembly Meetings Held In Brussels, Belgium And Luanda, Angola, Respectively
- Report Of The 9th Inter-Parliamentary Union (Ipu) Global Conference Of Young Parliamentarians Held In Hanoi, Vietnam From 15th To 17th September, 2023
- Report Of The 14th Ordinary Session Of The Plenary Assembly And Related Meetings Of The Forum Of Parliaments Of The International Conference Of The Great Lakes Region, Held In Livingstone, Zambia, From 15th To 19th April, 2024
- Report Of The Parliamentary Delegation To The 2024 Joint United Nations – Inter-Parliamentary Union Parliamentary Hearing Held At The United Nations Headquarters In New York, United States Of America From 8th To 9th February, 2024
- Report Of The Proceedings Of The Parliamentarians’ Dialogue At The Africa Climate Summit, 2023 Held In The National Assembly Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Nairobi On 3rd – 6th September, 2023
- Report Of The Senate Delegation To The High-Level Political Forum (Hlpf) 2024 On Sustainable Development
QUESTIONS
- Welfare of Kenyan migrant workers
- Increase in the number of street children in major towns across Kirinyaga County
- Delayed implementation of Senate’s resolution and recommendations of the Inter-Agency Taskforce on payment of honorarium and monthly pension to former councillors
- Programmes in Kenya that were funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
- Resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in Marsabit Town
- Deteriorating condition of Nyayo House in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD)
- Increase in incidents of insecurity in Kirinyaga County
- Status of investigations into the murder of Mr. Isaac Jarso, a resident of Kone village in Tana River County.
- Level of preparedness in mitigation of drought and floods.
- Measures in place to mitigate the persistent livestock theft and banditry in Turkana County.
Thursday, 6th March 2025 – Afternoon Sitting
MOTIONS
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Agriculture, Livestock And Fisheries On A Petition To The Senate Regarding The Catastrophic Maize Diseases That Farmers In Bomet County Have Endured For The Last 12 Years
- Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Conflict Of Interest Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 12 Of 2023)
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Agriculture, Livestock And Fisheries On A Petition To The Senate Regarding Graft Investigation By The Ethics And Anticorruption Commission (Eacc) On The West Kano Irrigation Scheme
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Energy On Its Inquiry Into The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Explosion In Mradi Area, Embakasi, Nairobi City County
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations On Its Inquiry Into Personal Security Concerns Raised By Hon. Philomena Kapkory, Deputy Governor, Trans Nzoia County
- Reports Of The Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations On Its Inquiry Into The State Of Markets In Vihiga And Bungoma Counties Arising From A Statement Sought By Sen. Godfrey Osotsi, MP, And Sen. David Wakoli, MP
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Labour And Social Welfare On An Inquiry Into The Welfare Of Workers In Export Processing Zones (EPZs) In Mombasa And Kilifi Counties
- Progress Report Of The Standing Committee On National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity And Regional Integration Into An Inquiry On The Diversity And Inclusivity In The Staff Composition Of State Agencies In Kenya
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Health On The County Oversight And Networking Engagements To Taita Taveta, Mombasa And Kwale Counties
- Report Of The Standing Committee On Health On The Inspection Tour Of Health Facilities In West Pokot, Trans Nzoia And Turkana Counties
- Establishment Of National Teaching And Referral Hospitals In Kenya
- Consolidation Of Bursary Funds For Equitable Access To Education In Kenya
BILLS
- The Public Fundraising Appeals Bill (Senate Bills No. 36 Of 2024)
- The Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 23 Of 2024)
- The County Civic Education Bill (Senate Bills No. 4 Of 2024)
- The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill
- The County Oversight And Accountability Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 Of 2024
- The County Statistics Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 Of 2024)
- The Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 Of 2024)
- The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 27 Of 2024)
- The County Governments (State Officers Removal From Office) Procedure Bill (Senate Bills No. 34 Of 2024)
STATEMENTS
- Statement regarding the state of security in Samburu County.
- Statement regarding the commemoration of International Women’s Day 2025.
- Statement concerning the recent win by Bien Baraza as the best East African artist at the Trace Music Awards 2025.
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the suspension of healthcare services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance cover by private hospitals.
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the challenges faced by beneficiaries of Inua Jamii programme following migration to the e-Citizen M-Pesa payment platform.
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the lack of transparency in the financial operations of Migori County Government.
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the settlement of pending bills by the County Executive of Migori County Government.
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the status of purchase of wheat from Kenyan farmers.
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Energy regarding electricity disconnections and state of operations at the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).
- Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the poor enforcement of anti-human trafficking laws.