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Legislative body that considers bills on housing, elections, and governance; has oversight committees addressing infrastructure and regulatory enforcement.
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Court declines to certify as urgent case seeking records of Finance Bill 2026 votesCitizen Digital
… Mwangaza was removed from office by the Senate in August 2024 after a third impeachment attempt. …
'Uliingia na hustler, utatoka na one term": Sifuna taunts Ruto in MeruCitizen Digital
… She denied the allegations during her Senate hearing. The August 2024 impeachment was the third time the County Assembly had successfully impeached Mwangaza, following two earlier attempts that did not result in her removal from office. …
Mwangaza backs Sifuna for 2027, recalls impeachment battleCapital News
… In March 2026, the Senate was asked to investigate concerns surrounding the governance, regulation and service delivery at The Nairobi Hospital, with senators citing disputes over board elections, the legitimacy of office holders, trustee powers and major financial decisions, inc …
Nairobi Hospital reconstitutes board as Onyambu retains chairmanshipCapital News
… He highlighted the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which he said had been passed by the Senate and transmitted to the National Assembly but remains pending as the country moves closer to the next General Election. …
Muturi warns MPs over delayed electoral reforms, says inaction could imperil 2027 voteCapital News
… The concerns come as the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, progresses through Parliament after the Senate passed it with amendments on March 3, 2026. …
Traders back tobacco controls, oppose ‘duplicate’ licensing requirementsThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeBars and hotel stakeholders have raised concerns over their sidelining in the public participation process as the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill moves from the Senate to the National Assembly. …
Bars, hotel stakeholders raise concern over sidelining in tobacco control BillCapital News
… The Bill was passed after consideration by the House in Committee of the Whole House, setting the stage for its consideration by the Senate before it can become law. …
MPs back changes to passenger charge to fund aviation safety and tourismThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe fisherfolk along the Kenyan coast want the Senate to add a clause to the Fisheries Management and Development Bill, 2023, to allow the closure of certain areas to help replenish fish stocks under pressure from overfishing. …
Fisheries Bill: Fisherfolk bet on Senate to stem overfishingPresident William Ruto has rejected claims that livestreaming of election results has been banned, calling them propaganda and insisting Kenyans should receive results as early as possible. The controversy arose amid parliamentary amendments to the Elections Act ahead of the August 2027 General Election, though government officials say the IEBC's livestreaming requirement remains intact.
20 hours ago · Capital News →
President William Ruto has rejected claims that livestreaming of election results has been banned, calling them propaganda and insisting Kenyans should receive results as early as possible. The controversy arose amid parliamentary amendments to the Elections Act ahead of the August 2027 General Election, though government officials say the IEBC's livestreaming requirement remains intact.
20 hours ago · Capital News →
The Senate has requested an audit of the Affordable Housing Programme, which was intended to be a flagship project of the Kenya Kwanza administration with a plan to construct 250,000 housing units annually.
23 hours ago · The Standard →
Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has called for enforceable guidelines to govern livestreaming during the 2027 General Election, citing disruptions during the 2022 results announcement that fueled suspicion and eroded public trust. He wants the Ministry of Information, Media Council of Kenya, political parties and the IEBC to agree on a protocol guaranteeing public access to electoral information and requiring clear explanations for any livestream interruptions.
25 October 2026 · Capital News →
Following the collapse of a building under construction in Eastleigh where eleven people remain unaccounted for, The Standard's opinion writer argues that Kenya's planning and building laws are inadequate. The piece identifies gaps including silent approval of permits after 60 days, lack of clarity on occupation certificates, and counties' inability to prosecute violations without the Director of Public Prosecutions.
25 October 2026 · The Standard →
The State Department for Parliamentary Affairs has clarified that the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, retains the requirement for the IEBC to establish a mechanism for livestreaming election results ahead of the 2027 General Election, dismissing reports that amendments had removed the provision.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Bill before the Senate seeks to bar individuals who have served as Governors from vying for election as Members of Parliament or Members of County Assembly for five years immediately after leaving office, through amendments to the Constitution and Elections Act.
24 October 2026 · The Standard →
Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi dismissed claims that Parliament passed a bill to stop the IEBC from livestreaming election results, stating that the National Assembly deleted the controversial Clause 22 of the Elections (Amendment) Bill after public participation and a High Court judgment, preserving the existing Section 39 which provides for livestreaming.
24 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Mwananchi Party has opposed proposed changes to Kenya's electoral laws that would remove the mandatory live-streaming of election results at polling stations, calling on the Senate and National Assembly Mediation Committee to reinstate the legal requirement for the IEBC to livestream results from all polling stations.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Parliament clarified that it deleted Clause 22 of the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, thereby retaining the requirement for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to establish a mechanism for livestreaming results announced at polling stations, addressing public concerns about electoral transparency ahead of the 2027 General Election.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has certified as urgent a petition by advocate John Muremi Njomo challenging changes to the Elections (Amendment) Bill 2024, specifically whether Parliament removed the requirement for live transmission of presidential election results. The National Assembly Majority Leader has denied that amendments removed the live-streaming provision.
23 October 2026 · Capital News →
A lawyer has filed a petition at Milimani High Court seeking to stop Parliament from forwarding an Elections Amendment Bill to the President if it removes the requirement for live-streaming election results announced at polling stations. The petition challenges Clause 22 of Senate Bill No. 29 of 2024, which would repeal the live-streaming obligation under the Elections Act.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah has dismissed claims that MPs removed the live-streaming requirement for election results, stating that neither the Senate nor the National Assembly tampered with the provision. Section 39(1G) of the Elections Act requires the IEBC to establish a mechanism for live streaming results as announced at polling stations, and this requirement remains unchanged.
23 October 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's National Assembly has passed the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, which removes the legal requirement for the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to livestream election results as they are announced at polling stations, sparking debate over transparency and public access ahead of the 2027 General Election.
23 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Civic youth organisation Taifa Mpya has called on President William Ruto to reject the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, warning that removing the mandatory livestreaming of election results could undermine transparency ahead of the 2027 General Election. The group's chairman said the move weakens a safeguard that allows Kenyans to follow results as announced, with reforms in place since 2016.
23 October 2026 · The Standard →
The National Assembly approved amendments to the Elections Amendment Bill requiring at least one-third of registered voters in every ward to support recall of a National Assembly member, with a simple majority needed to win a recall by-election. The Bill now returns to the Senate for consideration before proceeding through mediation to reconcile differences between the two Houses.
22 October 2026 · Capital News →
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Singoei says real-time transmission of election results promotes transparency and international confidence in Kenya's elections, and that technological challenges should be addressed through improvements rather than scrapping the system.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →
Parliament is considering legal changes that would remove the mandatory live transmission of election results from polling stations, a practice established after the 2007 post-election violence to ensure transparency and prevent result manipulation during tallying.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has filed a petition at the High Court's Constitutional and Human Rights Division seeking to invalidate the June 24, 2021 judgment that upheld his impeachment, citing alleged violations of judicial independence and his right to a fair hearing. Sonko's application references subsequent proceedings against former High Court Judge Said Chitembwe, who was part of the three-judge bench that determined his impeachment case.
19 October 2026 · The Standard →
Governor Johnson Sakaja-led Nairobi County has filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General, NEMA, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, the National Assembly, and the Senate, alleging encroachment on its constitutional role in garbage collection, licensing, and environmental conservation enforcement.
17 October 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing to argue that the current maximum fine of KSh500,000 under the Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019, is too low to deter developers from violating building regulations. He called for legal changes to strengthen county enforcement powers against developers who disregard construction regulations.
13 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi clashed with petitioners representing families of Kenyans trapped in the Russia-Ukraine conflict over disagreement on the number of citizens involved in the international crisis.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and petitioners representing families of Kenyans trapped in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have disagreed over the number of citizens involved in the international crisis.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba told the Senate that the National Treasury has provided funding for the recruitment of 20,000 teachers for Junior Secondary Schools on permanent and pensionable terms, effective January 1, 2027.
9 October 2026 · The Standard →
Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi told the Senate that 354 Kenyans remain unaccounted for after travelling to Russia and joining the war against Ukraine, while 62 have been repatriated. Petitioners disputed the government's figures, claiming 841 Kenyans are unaccounted for.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Ibrahim Ali has been sworn in by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula as the new female non-Member Commissioner of the Parliamentary Service Commission, succeeding Rachel Ameso. Ali was approved by the National Assembly on Wednesday after Senate approval on October 1.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba told the Senate that his ministry lacks a comprehensive framework and information management system to collect data on learner pregnancies and perpetrators, noting that school heads sometimes hesitate to report cases out of fear for institutional reputation. The available data comes mainly from health sector surveys, which recorded 110,821 cases among adolescents aged 10 to 19 in the first five months of 2023.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has accused parliamentary "gatekeepers" of frustrating scrutiny of the proposed Lamu refinery, saying his formal request for documents with the Senate risks being blocked before reaching the House floor, and that the President's call for critics to use "formal channels" is misleading.
7 October 2026 · Capital News →
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has alleged that his request for a Senate Standing Committee on Energy statement disclosing details on the proposed Lamu oil refinery—including public participation, financing, implementation model, and beneficial owners—has been blocked from reaching the Senate floor.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo told the Senate that the Government is implementing measures to protect Kenyans from online gender-based violence, cybercrime and misuse of personal information, anchored on regulation, public awareness, detection and response through the Kenya Computer Incident Response Team-Coordination Centre, digital forensics, and multi-agency collaboration.
7 October 2026 · The Standard →
The National Assembly has approved Fatuma Ibrahim Ali, a former Wajir County Woman Representative, as the female non-Member Commissioner of the Parliamentary Service Commission, following a competitive process that attracted 75 eligible applicants.
7 October 2026 · The Standard →