The Eldoret Environment and Land Court has temporarily halted the implementation of the Sustainable Waste Management (Extended Producer Responsibility) Regulations, 2024, citing lack of public participation in their formulation. In a ruling delivered on July 15, 2025, Justice E. M. Washe directed that Gazette Notice No.176 of 2024, which had introduced the regulations through Kenya […]
The National Assembly’s Public Petitions Committee has raised alarm over the continued use of asbestos roofing in public institutions across the country, directing immediate nationwide action to phase it out within a year. The Committee, chaired by Muchangi Karemba, made the call while tabling its report in the House following a petition by Wajir North […]
The Public Investment Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture (PIC-SSA), chaired Nayakholo MP Emmanuel Wangwe pressed the management of Bomas of Kenya (BOK) over questionable financial practices and weak governance structures flagged in Auditor-General’s reports for the financial years 2019/2020 to 2023/2024. Appearing before the committee, BOK’s Acting CEO, Jimmy Okidiang, and his team […]