The National Assembly has approved a motion calling for the formulation and implementation of a national policy framework to guide the recruitment and remuneration of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) across the country.

The Motion, sponsored by Hon. George Murugara, seeks to formalise the position of CHPs, who provide frontline primary healthcare services and link households with the formal health system.

The National Assembly has resumed sittings with the Budget and electoral reforms taking centre stage as the House enters the third and final part of the Fifth Session of the 13th Parliament.

Speaker Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses M. Wetang’ula, while welcoming Members back for the third and final part of the Fifth Session, said the limited time available required the House and its Committees to accelerate consideration of pending legislative business.

The Senate Standing Committee on Education today hosted a delegation of students and members of the Management of the University of the Free State, South Africa, for an engagement aimed at fostering academic exchange and enhancing the students’ understanding of the role of Parliament in education policy, legislation and oversight.

The Senate has wrapped up its historic five-day sitting in Kilifi County, bringing to a close a week in which parliamentary debate moved beyond Nairobi and into the heart of the Coast.

Held at the Kilifi County Assembly under the Senate Mashinani programme, the sitting combined plenary proceedings with committee hearings, public engagements and visits to projects and institutions across the county.

Kilifi became the fifth county to host Senate sittings outside Nairobi, following Uasin Gishu in 2018, Kitui in 2019, Turkana in 2023 and Busia in 2025.

​The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has directed the County Executive of Kilifi to urgently establish functional sewerage infrastructure in Malindi before the onset of anticipated El Nino rains. 

The directive, aimed at mitigating a catastrophic cholera outbreak and public health crisis, was issued during the committee's oversight visit yo Malindi Municipality Board Offices as part of the ongoing Senate Mashinani initiative.

Members of the National Assembly have reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that legislation, public spending, oversight and citizen participation reflect the different realities of the people they are intended to serve.

Officially opening the Regional Forum on Inclusive Legislatures for Gender-Responsive Policies (ILGRP) in Nairobi, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Gladys Boss said inclusive governance must move beyond representation to influence how Parliament makes decisions and responds to the needs of society.