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Machakos County Finance Executive Member Onesmus Kuyu has refuted claims that Matatu Sacco members have been collecting revenue for onward transmission to the County Treasury contrary to regulations. The claims were made by Mua Ward MCA Mr. Francis Ngunga while contributing to a motion on the floor of the County Assembly on Tuesday. Mr. Kuyu,…
National Assembly minority leader Junet Mohamed, has called on Parliament to urgently prioritise the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2025, warning that delays in passing the legislation could paralyse the country’s roads development programme. Speaking at the opening of the 3rd National Assembly Leadership Retreat in Naivasha, the Suna East MP stressed that the proposed law…
Stakeholders drawn from Machakos County have called for the prosecution of heads of non-profit making parastatals that are set to be privatized if the Privatization Bill, 2025 is passed. According to them, all the struggling parastatals must have been mismanaged and therefore, the heads should be investigated and if found guilty made to return all…
Kilifi County residents have called on the National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Select Committee on Public Debt and Privatization to extend public participation exercises on the proposed Privatization Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2025). The residents who presented their views on the Bill to the Finance Committee…
The delegates attending the 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference in Banjul, Gambia have emphasized on the need for legislative action to mitigate against climate change as well as measures to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The calls were made during a session presided over by the…
Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi has lauded President William Ruto for assenting to a landmark bill that grants fiscal and administrative independence to county assemblies across the country. The bill, authored by Senator Murungi, aims to empower the 47 county assemblies by providing them with direct access to funds, enabling them to carry out their oversight…
The Meru County Government has approved its budget for the 2025/2026 financial year. Governor Isaac Mutuma assented to the Sh14.6 billion budget at his office on Monday. Mutuma noted that the health sector received the lion’s share, with Sh1.9 billion allocated for development and procurement of medical supplies. Roads were allocated Sh1.6 billion, water and irrigation…
The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Board has strongly opposed the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill 2025, warning that its enactment could weaken government oversight and expose farmers to substandard and counterfeit seeds. The board Managing Director Prof Theophilus Mutui also warned that unscrupulous traders may take advantage of the gap created by the…
Parliament has passed the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 21 of 2025), setting in motion the release of Ksh. 16.8 billion to support the delivery of basic services in Kenya’s marginalised areas during the 2025/2026 financial year. The Bill gives legal effect to Article 204(1) of the Constitution, which establishes the Equalisation…
The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has urged a new team tasked with modernizing the saving and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) sector in Kenya to speed up the process. The committee pledged full support to the new team, as Chairperson Benard Shinali (Ikolomani) gave the assurance during a meeting with the…
