Counties Governance and Opinion Lawmakers Revenue Sharing standoff over Sh420 Billion vs Senate’s Sh454.7Billion June 5, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i The Mediation Committee co-chaired by Samuel Atandi and Ali Roba has begun deliberations aimed at breaking the deadlock between the National Assembly and the Senate over the proposed allocation of…
Counties Governance and Opinion Peoples' Voices Women’s lobby seeks urgent reforms to protect women and girls May 11, 2026 David Bogonko Nyokang'i A women’s movement lobby led by former senator Gloria Orwoba has petitioned the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action demanding urgent action over what it describes as rising…
Counties Governance and Opinion KAGRC defends its progress as MPs Review audit questions May 7, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Agriculture and Administration (PICS-SAA) has reviewed audit queries raised by the Auditor General on the Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC)…
Counties Governance and Opinion Child Welfare Society faces pressure over PFM compliance gaps April 28, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial The Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture has urged the Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) to fully comply with statutory timelines for financial reporting and to…
Counties Current Updates Governance and Opinion Wetang’ula warns governors of criminal sanctions over snubbing parliamentary committees April 17, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has warned governors that they risk criminal sanctions if they continue to snub appearances before parliamentary committees. He said the growing trend of county chiefs…
Counties Current Updates Governance and Opinion Counties face mounting pension debt as Senate taskforce flags Sh 115.7 Billion liability April 17, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial County governments across the country are under renewed scrutiny following revelations of a massive pension debt burden, with a Senate-commissioned taskforce warning of escalating financial risks tied to unpaid retirement…
Counties Current Updates Governance and Opinion Senate to grill assemblies over financial irregularities April 17, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial Several county assemblies will be required to appear before the Senate within the next 90 days to explain audit failures and persistent financial irregularities. This follows a damning report by…
Counties Governance and Opinion Counties on the spot over Sh32.3 billion pending bills crisis April 17, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial County governments have been put on notice over the growing accumulation and poor disclosure of pending bills, with a parliamentary committee warning that the situation could be worse than officially…
Counties Governance and Opinion Counties faulted over ethnic imbalance, failure to meet PWD hiring quotas April 17, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial County governments are on the spot over widespread non-compliance with laws on ethnic diversity and inclusion, following findings by a parliamentary committee that point to systemic violations in public sector…
Counties Governance and Opinion School feeding programme faces Sh6.6bn shortfall, MPs told April 2, 2026 VoiceNews Editorial The Bumula MP, Jack Wamboka led-National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has raised alarm over a severe funding shortfall in the school feeding programme targeting vulnerable children…
