The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) might have paid ‘ghost workers’ Sh18.5 million to help in mapping during the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, a parliamentary committee has heard. The revelation emerged at a meeting between KNBS officials with the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee, where signatures of the Sh18 million beneficiaries were not provided, yet the money was spent.
Director-general George Obudho said they did not have signatures of the elders, who received the money paid in cash. Lawmakers cast doubt on the exercise, saying the irregularity was an indication that the elders might have misled the KNBS might have been misled by the elders and relied on the wrong statistics to arrive at the final report. The committee gave KNBS a week to present a list of all their staff who were given the money to pay the elders so that the money can be recovered from them since there is no evidence that they paid out the money.

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Parliament has directed Bomas of Kenya to conduct a fresh valuation of its assets and submit a report within 60 days. The Public Investments Committee (PIC) Wednesday heard that Bomas of Kenya has not conducted a revaluation of its assets for the last 22 years. The law stipulates every entity should revalue its property, plant and equipment after every five years.
In the absence of the revaluation report, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said she could not ascertain the accuracy of Sh2.3 billion as the value of assets Bomas of Kenya owns as its management stated during the 2018/19 financial year audit. Ms Gathungu in her 2018/19 audit report pointed out that there is an urgent need for the entity to revalue its assets taking into account the changes that have occurred in the last two decades. Appearing before the committee on Wednesday, Bomas of Kenya chief executive Peter Gitaa said the Tourism ministry has been holding their title deed hence it has not been possible to conduct the revaluation exercise in the absence of the title deed.

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Former Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura has been reinstated into the Jubilee Party after court quashed a gazette notice that led to his expulsion. Justice Joseph Sergon ruled that the Jubilee Party’s National Disciplinary Committee processes that led to his expulsion was unlawful and a violation of his rights. Mwaura was expelled for joining UDA, a party associated with DP William Ruto. 
The judge declared that the gazette notice of Mwaura’s expulsion from the Jubilee Party  was of no legal effects and faulted the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal for upholding Mwaura's replacement at the Senate. Mwaura’s victory, however, came a little too late since the ruling party had already replaced him at the Senate with Sammy Leshore. Jubilee expelled Mwaura in February for violating the party’s code of conduct. The party’s NDC initially suspended him for six months but the National Management Committee decided to expel him.

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Kenya took ten new loans from commercial, multilateral, and the international sovereign bond market in the five months to August as it races towards the Sh9 trillion debt ceiling. A new document presented to Parliament by the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani shows that the government contracted loans totalling Sh293.55 billion between April 1, 2021 and August 31, 2021. This shows that the government was borrowing an average of Sh58 billion per month as it showed no signs of slowing down its debt appetite. The new loans were procured to help fill the Sh930 billion fiscal deficit in the Sh3.02 trillion budget for the 2020/21 financial year.

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The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare invites the public to submit any representations they may have with supporting evidence on the suitability or otherwise of nominees to National Gender and Equality Commission:

1. Ms. Caroline Naikena Lentupuru
2. Mr. Thomas Okoth Koyier

The representations may be submitted to the Clerk of the National Assembly by email to clerk@parliament.go.ke to be received on or before Friday, 3^rd December 2021 at 5pm.

The National Assembly Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee invites your views on the following:

1. The Elections (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2021)
2. The Election Campaign Financing (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 37 of 2021)

The representations may be emailed to clerk@parliament.go.ke to be receive on or before Friday 10th December 2021 at 5pm.

The National Assembly's departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs invites your views on the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) (Senate Bills No. 33 of 2020).

The memoranda may be emailed to clerk@parliament.go.ke on or before Wednesday, 1st December 2021 at 5pm.

The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning invites your views on the Crime and Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2021).

The representations or written memoranda may be emailed to clerk@parliament.go.ke; to be received on or before Tuesday, 30th November, 2021 at 5pm.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security invites the public to submit any representations they may have with supporting evidence on the suitability or otherwise of Amb. Anthony Mwaniki for appointment as Chairperson of the Public Service Commission (PSC).

The representations may be submitted to the Clerk of the National Assembly, P.O.Box 41842-00100 by email to clerk@parliament.go.ke to be received on or before Friday, 3^rd December 2021 at 5pm.