Senate

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Kenya's upper legislative chamber that approves city designations, reviews Cabinet Secretary accountability, and rejects impeachment petitions.

2026-04-262026-07-28

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July 2026
9 JulCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 9 – The High Court has barred National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi from engaging in partisan political activities through their constitutional offices pending the determination of a petition challenging their conduct. …
High Court Bars Wetangula, Kingi From Using Speakers’ Offices for Partisan Politics
9 JulThe Standard
Motorists are likely to face another mandatory compliance requirement after a new Bill that is before the Senate proposed annual emissions testing for all vehicles. …
New Bill recommends compulsory annual emissions tests for all vehicles
9 JulThe Standard
A Lobby group has filed a petition seeking to bar National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi from participating in partisan political campaigns while serving as Speakers of Parliament. …
Vocal Africa wants Wetang'ula, Kingi to stop campaigning for Ruto
9 JulThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe High Court has issued conservatory orders barring National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi from using the authority, prestige and influence of their constitutional offices to participate in partisan political campaigns pendin …
Court bars Wetang'ula, Kingi from political campaigns
8 JulCitizen Digital
… y Dzuya Walter July 08, 2026 02:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A petition has been filed at the Milimani Law Courts seeking to bar National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate …
Petition filed to block Wetangula, Kingi from political campaigns
8 JulThe Standard
… The petitioners had argued the Senate passed the bill without adequate public participation. …
How a new bill could deny gig workers employee protections
7 JulCitizen Digital
… Among the petitions they had planned to present to Parliament was a proposal urging the National Assembly and the Senate to establish a joint inquiry into alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and the excessive use of force by police during recent protests. …
10 arrested in Nairobi as police block Saba Saba protests
7 JulCapital News
… e, any intervention at this point will cripple the legislative process and interfere with the legislative mandate of Parliament which will lead to an infraction of the doctrine of separation of powers.” The judge nevertheless rejected arguments by the National Assembly and Senate …
Court says MP recall cannot proceed until Parliament enacts enabling law
7 JulCitizen Digital
… The draft petition argues that Articles 94, 95 and 96 of the Constitution vest legislative authority in Parliament and confer oversight responsibilities on both the National Assembly and the Senate over national affairs and State institutions. …
Petitioners want Parliament to establish committee to handle rights violations
6 JulCapital News
… Njoroge said the new law amends the Parliamentary Pensions Act (Cap. 196) to recognize Kenya’s bicameral Parliament, ensuring its provisions apply to both members of the National Assembly and the Senate. …
Widowers of Female MPs to Receive Spousal Pension Under New Law

Politics

President Ruto returns procurement bill citing investment risks

The News

President William Ruto has declined to sign the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and returned it to Parliament with proposed changes, citing concerns that provisions could hurt Kenya's investment climate and weaken the public procurement framework. The President exercised his constitutional powers to refer the Bill back, objecting to 17 clauses including definitions of local and foreign firms that he argues are impractical and could undermine efforts to attract foreign direct investment.

6 hours ago · Capital News →

Today

President Ruto returns procurement bill citing investment risks
President William Ruto has declined to sign the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and returned it to Parliament with proposed changes, citing concerns that provisions could hurt Kenya's investment climate and weaken the public procurement framework. The President exercised his constitutional powers to refer the Bill back, objecting to 17 clauses including definitions of local and foreign firms that he argues are impractical and could undermine efforts to attract foreign direct investment.
6 hours ago · Capital News →

Yesterday

Junet alleges lawmakers received money during Gachagua impeachment
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed claimed some legislators benefited financially from the 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and alleged that Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot was an "accounting officer" in the process. Junet provided no evidence to support the claims, and no official investigation has substantiated such allegations.
27 July 2026 · Capital News →

Sunday 26 July

MP Junet Mohamed alleges MPs paid to impeach Gachagua
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed alleged that members of Parliament were given money to support former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment in October 2024, and that Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot distributed the funds to MPs in the National Assembly and Senate.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kalonzo calls Duale unfit over tribal remarks, demands resignation
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka condemned tribal remarks by Public Service Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale at a burial in Kitui County, declaring that Duale and UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar are unfit for public office and should resign.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 24 July

NCIC opens probe into Duale's alleged anti-Kikuyu remarks
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has denied making ethnically inciteful comments targeting the Kikuyu community in Mandera County, claiming his remarks were taken out of context. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has launched an investigation into the allegations following complaints about the remarks circulating on social media.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Murkomen deflects goon violence criticism to police chief Kanja
The debate over tackling goon culture in Kenya is becoming a blame game, with top leaders, Kenyans, and clergy calling for stricter security measures to curb the menace.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →
Parliament discloses Sh26.3m cost of 2025 National Prayer Breakfast
Parliament disclosed it spent Sh26,328,500 on the 2025 National Prayer Breakfast following a High Court judgment ordering the disclosure after a freedom of information request. The Clerk of the Senate said the event, held annually at Safari Park Hotel on the last Thursday of May, is partly funded from the Parliamentary Service Commission's budget and broadcast live for Kenyans unable to attend in person.
24 July 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 23 July

High Court dismisses petition against Wetang'ula and Kingi
The High Court has struck out a petition by Vocal Africa seeking to bar National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi from political activities, ruling that the petitioners failed to exhaust statutory dispute resolution mechanisms under the Leadership and Integrity Act before filing the case.
23 July 2026 · Capital News →
Nairobi Governor Sakaja appears before Senate on firefighting
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja appeared before the Senate on firefighting and disaster management.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 22 July

France's parliament approves social media ban for under-15s
France's Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first European country to bar children from apps such as TikTok. President Emmanuel Macron championed the ban and pledged to enforce it by September.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 21 July

Senate annuls three NTSA vehicle inspection and transport regulations
The Senate has annulled three legal notices from the NTSA that sought to tighten vehicle inspection and safety requirements for school transport, commercial vehicles, and private motorists, after lawmakers found fault with the regulations and their implementation.
21 July 2026 · Capital News →

Monday 20 July

Kenya's health system neglects infertile couples, advocacy groups say
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's public healthcare system treats infertility as a "lifestyle choice" rather than a medical condition, leaving affected families in debt despite one in four couples experiencing subfertility. The author calls for state funding of reproductive health treatments and removal of barriers to assisted reproductive technology.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 19 July

Senate committee endorses Thika's bid for city status
Kenya's Senate Standing Committee on Devolution has endorsed Thika's elevation to city status, which would make it Kenya's sixth city and the first urban centre in the Mount Kenya region to attain the designation. The committee found that the Kiambu municipality met constitutional and statutory thresholds, demonstrating sufficient institutional capacity, urban development indicators, infrastructure, public utilities, and critical social services.
19 July 2026 · Capital News →

Saturday 18 July

Speakers argue Constitution allows them to campaign
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi asked the High Court to dismiss a petition seeking to bar them from partisan political campaigns, contending that the Constitution permits elected state officers to engage in politics.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
Senate approves city status for Thika Municipality
The Senate has approved the conferment of city status to Thika Municipality, and the resolution has been transmitted to President William Ruto for the issuance of a charter.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
Speakers argue Constitution permits them to campaign for parties
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi urged the High Court to dismiss a petition seeking to bar them from participating in partisan political campaigns, arguing that the Constitution expressly permits elected state officers to engage in politics.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 17 July

Speakers Wetang'ula, Kingi challenge court bid to bar political activities
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have urged the High Court to reject an application seeking to bar them from partisan political activities, arguing the case is premature and should have used internal Parliament dispute resolution procedures first. Their lawyers contended that similar issues are already before the Court of Appeal in six separate cases.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Wetang'ula, Kingi urge court to reject bar on political activities
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have asked the High Court to reject a petition seeking to bar them from partisan political activities, arguing the case is premature and that petitioners should have exhausted internal parliamentary remedies and appeals already before the Court of Appeal first.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Speakers Wetang'ula, Kingi oppose bid to restrict political activities
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have opposed an application for conservatory orders to bar them from engaging in political activities, arguing the petition is premature, politically motivated, and filed in the wrong forum. Their lawyers urged the High Court to dismiss it, contending the petitioners should have exhausted alternative dispute resolution mechanisms first.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Speakers Wetang'ula and Kingi oppose bid to bar political activities
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have opposed an application seeking conservatory orders to bar them from engaging in political activities, arguing the petition is premature, politically motivated, and filed in the wrong forum. Their lawyers urged the High Court to dismiss the application, contending the petitioners failed to exhaust alternative dispute resolution mechanisms before moving to court.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senate rejects citizen-led impeachment petitions against President, Governors
Kenya's Senate rejected a petition seeking to create a legal framework allowing citizens to remove the President and Governors from office, ruling that such a mechanism would contradict existing constitutional provisions and could only be introduced through constitutional amendment.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
Petition seeks to limit nominated MCAs tenure to one term
A petition tabled before the Senate seeks to limit the tenure of nominated Members of County Assembly to one term, arguing that repeated nominations of the same individuals subvert the Constitution and convert public positions into personal property while locking out youth, women, and persons with disabilities.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 16 July

Sifuna removed as Senate Deputy Minority Whip
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed as Senate Deputy Minority Whip and replaced by Migori Senator Eddy Oketch, announced by Senate Speaker Amason Kingi on Thursday.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senate removes Sifuna as Deputy Minority Whip
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed as the Senate Deputy Minority Whip and replaced by Migori Senator Eddy Oketch, following a resolution passed by the Minority Party on July 15, 2026, as communicated to the House by Senate Speaker Amason Kingi.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Senate removes Sifuna as Deputy Minority Whip
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed as Senate Deputy Minority Whip and replaced by Migori Senator Eddy Oketch, following a meeting convened by Senate Minority Whip Ledama Ole Kina. The Azimio la Umoja coalition complained about the short notice and lack of agenda transparency for the meeting, where 11 Senators voted to remove Sifuna.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 15 July

Cooking gas storage facility delayed to 2028
An LPG storage facility expected to lower cooking gas costs through bulk importing has been delayed until 2028. The delay undermines President Ruto's 2023 pledge to subsidise 6kg cylinder refills to Sh300-500.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 14 July

Opinion: Kenya failing devolution implementation, not system itself
A guest columnist argues that while county hospitals lack medicine, agricultural extension officers are absent, and roads remain unresourced, these failures reflect poor implementation by Kenyans rather than a flaw in the devolution system that the 2010 constitution established.
14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 12 July

NTSA shifting focus from safety to revenue collection concerns
Citizen Digital's Vincent Obadha argues that the National Transport and Safety Authority, created in 2012 to consolidate road safety functions, has increasingly prioritized designing new fee structures and compliance regimes with revenue projections over demonstrating genuine safety benefits.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Over 20 countries move to restrict children's social media access
A growing number of countries are implementing or proposing restrictions on children's access to social media, with more than 20 countries now involved and five already enforcing measures, mostly targeting children under 15 or 16. The European Union is considering similar regulations, with an expert committee set to submit recommendations to the European Commission.
12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 9 July

High Court restrains Speakers Kingi, Wetang'ula from partisan political activity
The High Court has issued conservatory orders restraining Senate Speaker Amason Kingi and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula from using their offices to promote or oppose political parties, coalitions or candidates while serving as Speakers. The court barred them from using their office's authority, prestige, dignity, influence or privileges in partisan political campaigns pending hearing of the case.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →