The proposed laws have all undergone First Reading and have been referred to the relevant departmental committees for consideration before being tabled back in the House.
The bills are the Crop Laws (Amendment) Bill, Regional Development Authorities Laws (Repeal) Bill, Film and Stage Plays (Amendment) Bill, East African Development Bank (Amendment) Bill, Water (Amendment) Bill, Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, Investment and Export Promotion Authority Bill, Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, Tourism (Amendment) Bill and the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill.
“Now therefore, in compliance with the provisions of Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution and National Assembly Standing Order 127(3), the Clerk of the National Assembly hereby invites the public and stakeholders to submit memoranda on the Bills to the respective Departmental Committees,” National Assembly Clerk Samuel Njoroge said in a notice.
He said submissions can be sent by post to P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi, hand-delivered to the Office of the Clerk at the Main Parliament Building, or emailed to cna@parliament.go.ke by 5pm on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
What the bills propose
1. Crop Laws (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 30 of 2026 proposes amendments to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Act, Cap. 319, the Tea Act, Cap. 343, and the Sugar Act, 2024.
It seeks to remove lending functions from sector-specific agricultural bodies and channel the relevant funds to the Kenya Agribusiness Development Corporation Limited (KADCO) to undertake agricultural lending.
2. Regional Development Authorities Laws (Repeal) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 31 of 2026 seeks to repeal the laws establishing regional development authorities and transfer their rights, obligations, assets and liabilities to the State Department under the National Treasury as designated by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
It also proposes to dissolve the authorities and align national and county government functions with the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, with the aim of reducing budgetary pressure while improving efficiency, accountability and service delivery.
3. Film and Stage Plays (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 32 of 2026 seeks to amend the Film and Stage Plays Act, Cap. 222, by dissolving the Kenya Film Classification Board and transferring its functions to the relevant ministry.
The proposal is intended to implement Cabinet recommendations on restructuring State corporations to address operational and financial inefficiencies, improve service delivery and reduce reliance on the Exchequer.
4. East African Development Bank (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 33 of 2026 proposes amendments to the East African Development Bank Act, Cap. 493A, to require National Assembly approval before the Cabinet Secretary authorises a charge or releases public funds from the Consolidated Fund to the East African Development Bank.
The amendment is intended to strengthen parliamentary oversight and accountability in line with constitutional principles on public finance.
5. Water (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 2026 seeks to improve the efficiency of water storage and harvesting by repealing specified provisions of the Water Act, Cap. 372 to facilitate the merger of the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority with the National Irrigation Authority.
The merged entity would operate as the National Irrigation and Water Harvesting Authority, bringing together the functions of both institutions.
6. Irrigation (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 35 of 2026 complements the Water (Amendment) Bill by amending the Irrigation Act, Cap. 347 to facilitate the same merger between the National Irrigation Authority and the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority.
It seeks to consolidate the mandates of the two agencies under the National Irrigation and Water Harvesting Authority.
7. Investment and Export Promotion Authority Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 37 of 2026 proposes merging the Kenya Investment Authority and the Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency to create the Kenya Investment and Export Promotion Authority.
The new body is intended to modernise and strengthen Kenya’s trade and investment framework.
8. Kenya Intellectual Property Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2026 seeks to establish the Kenya Intellectual Property Authority as the country’s single institution for administering intellectual property laws.
The Bill proposes merging the Kenya Industrial Property Institute, Kenya Copyright Board and Anti-Counterfeit Authority into one agency.
It also seeks to consolidate into a single law the provisions on patents, utility models, industrial designs, copyright and related rights, and anti-counterfeiting, which are currently contained in three separate Acts of Parliament.
9. Tourism (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2026 seeks to amend the Tourism Act, Cap. 381, to streamline tourism management and improve efficiency, accountability and service delivery.
The Bill proposes abolishing the Tourism Research Institute and transferring some of its functions to the Kenya Tourism Board.
It also seeks to repeal provisions establishing the Tourism Finance Corporation and its fund.
Additionally, it contains transitional provisions for transferring the rights, obligations, assets and liabilities of both the Tourism Research Institute and the Tourism Finance Corporation to the Kenya Tourism Board.
10. Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill
The National Assembly Bill No. 9 of 2025 seeks to amend the Kenya Information and Communications Act, Cap. 411A, to require internet service providers (ISPs) to adopt metered billing based on customers’ actual internet consumption.
The proposal is intended to curb consumer exploitation and protect the economic interests of internet users.
Among its key provisions, the Bill would require ISPs to develop and deploy metered billing systems capable of monitoring customer usage, convert internet consumption data into readable details, generate invoices based on actual consumption, and align their billing metrics with the value customers derive from different internet services.
