The National Assembly has passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 7 of 2025).

The Bill proposes amendments to the Excise Duty Act to remove excise duty on imported parts for electric transformers, reducing costs for power sector investors.If enacted, It is intended that this amendment will reduce the cost of electricity and enhance power connectivity through additional manufa...

National Assembly to prioritize VAT and Excise Duty Amendment Bills upon resumption of sittings

National Assembly to prioritize VAT and Excise Duty Amendment Bills upon resumption of sittings ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ5The National Assembly is set to prioritize the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2025, upon resumption from the short recess tomor...

IEBC reconstitution exercise midway with 45 more candidates set to face Selection Panel

IEBC reconstitution exercise midway with 45 more candidates set to face Selection Panel๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“The Selection Panel for the recruitment of nominees for appointment as Chairperson and members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) concluded its third...

Women Legislators rally a call to end Gender-Based Violence

Women Legislators rally a call to end Gender-Based Violence๐๐ฒ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ซ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.In solidarity with Nyamira County MP. Hon. Jerusha Momanyi, some members of the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) held a significant event at Borabu Comprehensive...

Women MPs demand closure of Magena Dispensary over maternal deaths

Women MPs demand closure of Magena Dispensary over maternal deaths๐Š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ข ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.Women Members of Parliament have called for the immediate closure of Magena Dispensary in Kisii County following the tragic death of an expectant mother and her unborn tw...

KEWOPA AND IPF engage lawmakers to boost gender and health advocacy

KEWOPA AND IPF engage lawmakers to boost gender and health advocacy๐๐š๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š, ๐๐š๐ค๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“,The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), in collaboration with the Institute of Public Finance (IPF) convened a high-level meeting with Members of Parl...

COG tables ammendments on the Intergovernmental Relations (Ammendment) Bill, 2024

COG tables ammendments on the Intergovernmental Relations (Ammendment) Bill, 2024 ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“The Council of Governors (C.O.G) led by Vice-Chair H.E Governor Mutahi Kahiga and H.E Governor Stephen has today presented amendments proposa...

COG insists on devolution of sanitation mandate in meeting with Blue Economy Committee

COG insists on devolution of sanitation mandate in meeting with Blue Economy Committee๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.The Council of Governors (CoG) has reaffirmed that the responsibility for water and sanitation services lies squarely with County Governments,...

Kenya and Venezuela vow to strengthen parliamentary diplomacy through new friendship group

Kenya and Venezuela vow to strengthen parliamentary diplomacy through new friendship group๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“The Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, Rt. (Dr.) Hon. Moses Wetangโ€™ula, on Thursday hosted H.E. Moravia Peralta Hernandez, Ambassa...