By Janet Nyamwamu The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that over 300,000 new voters have registered as the country begins a nationwide mass voter registration exercise that will run until April 28, 2026. This exercise, which officially started yesterday, is part of the Commission’s broader plan to improve voter participation ahead of […]

By Janet Nyamwamu The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) begins intensive budget hearings this week under the 2026 Budget Policy Statement schedule. The demanding round of sittings follows the release of the official timetable for processing the 2026 Budget Policy Statement, marking one of the committee’s busiest oversight periods this session. The hearings will […]

By Janet Nyanchoka The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) is intensively deliberating on the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. Members of the committee have spent several days in Mombasa, and have, among other things already focused on agencies falling under the Governance, Justice, Law, and Order Sector (GJLOS). […]