President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed three parliamentary bills into law. The bills include; the Refugees Bill, Foreign Service Bill and the Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill. The new Refugees Act strengthens the management of refugees by consolidating provisions of several international legal instruments.
The Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill amended the Law of Succession Act to streamline the administration of succession matters in the country. The Bill was sponsored by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma.The new Foreign Service Act establishes the Foreign Service Academy among other key provisions aimed at enhancing Kenya's foreign relations.

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State and public officers convicted of corruption or economic crimes will be permanently barred from vying for political seats or holding public office if a Bill currently before Parliament becomes law. The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, currently at the debate stage in the National Assembly, seeks to address rampant corruption in public service that has largely gone unpunished.
The Bill by Moiben MP Silas Tiren targets managers, chief executives and directors of public institutions. It seeks to hold them personally liable for running down their institutions. Further, it seeks to completely bar anyone convicted of an offence under the Act from holding office as a public or State officer. The proposal seeks to empower the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to publish the names of those disqualified from assuming public offices in the Kenya Gazette at least once a year.

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The Court of Appeal has suspended a decision by the High Court that nullified 23 laws among them, the one that operationalised Huduma Namba, slapped higher taxes on betting firms and restricted what Kenyans could say online. A three-judge bench issued a conservatory order staying the execution of the judgment until the case is heard and determined.
The Appeals Court said another conservatory order staying the execution of the judgment and orders of the High Court between Katiba Institute and the Attorney General and others is also granted pending filing, hearing and determination of the intended appeal. The judges said they had analysed all the submissions by both parties and found the basis for granting the relief sought by the AG in both applications as the submissions have met the threshold for granting the relief

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The electoral commission’s preparations for the 2022 General Election suffered a major setback after the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB) nullified a multibillion-shilling tender for the supply of ballot papers and register of voters, among other items. The board, sitting in Nairobi, directed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to restart the process at the financial evaluation stage. 
A three-year contract worth about Sh3 billion had been awarded to Inform Lykos (Hellas) SA, a Greek company. The tender included supply and delivery of statutory election result declaration forms to be used at polling stations, election and referendum result declaration forms for constituencies and counties, and national tallying centre. However, the board established that IEBC bungled the procurement process after two foreign firms that unsuccessfully bid for the tender challenged the award claiming it was irregular. A ruling by the five-member board chaired by Ms Faith Waigwa took IEBC back to the drawing board. 

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The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare invites your views on the inquiry into the mistreatment of Kenyan migrant workers in Saudi Arabia and other Middle East Countries.

Written memoranda may be emailed to clerk@parliament.go.ke; to be received on or before Wednesday 24th November 2021 at 5pm.

1. The Petroleum Products' (Taxes and Levies) (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 42 of 2021)
2. The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 43 of 2021)

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 invites your views on the following Bills:

1. The Health (Amendment) Bill 2020 (Senate Bill No. 26)
2. The Investment Promotion (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 2)
3. The Office of the County Printer Bill 2021 (Senate Bill No. 13)
4. The Disaster Risk Management Bill 2021 (Senate Bill No. 14)
5. The County Boundaries Bill 2021 (Senate Bill No. 20)
6. The Coffee Bill 2020 (Senate Bill No. 22)

The memoranda should emailed to clerk@parliament.go.ke to be received on or before Thursday 25th November 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 Senate's Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights invites your views on a Petition to amend provisions of the Constitution and Statutes on the Election of a Deputy President and a Deputy Governor.
The memoranda may be sent by email to the clerk of the Senate on the address csenate@parliament.go.ke and copied to senatejlahrc@parliament.go.ke on or before Friday, 26th November 2021 at 5pm.