Parliament resumes sittings on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, after two weeks recess with Bills born out of the bipartisan dialogue between President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. These legislative proposals, many emerging from the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO), are expected to dominate debate as MPs enter the final stretch of the fourth session before the long December break.
At the top of the priority list are constitutional, legal, and policy reform Bills aimed at enacting recommendations from the NADCO report. The committee, which held public hearings at Bomas of Kenya, was tasked with collecting citizens’ views and crafting consensus-driven legislative solutions to long-standing national issues.
Already, the President has signed into law two Bills backed by NADCO, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The next one for debate is the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is geared towards changing Kenya’s multiparty democracy framework. The Bill proposes to replace the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties with an Independent Political Parties Regulatory Commission; improve oversight of the operations of parties; and transfer dispute resolution powers from the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal to the High Court.
The Senate has already approved the Bill, and the National Assembly, having read it earlier this year, is now set to debate it. The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) noted that establishing the new commission would “enhance independence and neutrality,” aligning with NADCO’s reform goals.
Another crucial item is the Election Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which the National Assembly passed in August before forwarding it to the Senate. The Bill introduces stricter penalties for electoral misconduct, including a five-year prison term or a Ksh5 million fine, or both, for election officials who delay results. It also criminalises conducting elections in ungazetted polling stations, a move aimed at strengthening electoral credibility.
Lawmakers are also expected to deliberate on the two-thirds gender rule, following JLAC’s report on mechanisms to ensure compliance in both Houses of Parliament. The long-awaited Draft Opposition Bill, 2024, which proposes to anchor the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in law, is also slated for introduction.
However, JLAC’s report warned that embedding the opposition office in the Constitution would require a referendum, as it “touches on the sovereignty of the people and the system of government.”
The committee noted, “The Constitution does not envisage a member of the Executive sitting in Parliament, as implied in the proposed NADCO Leader of Opposition Bill.”
During Raila Odinga’s funeral in Bondo on October 19, Minority Leader Junet Mohamed assured that MPs are united in implementing the NADCO report in full.
“I have my colleagues Kimani Ichung’wah and Aaron Cheruiyot, who are part of the Nadco committee. We have decided as Parliament that when we go back in a week’s time, we will implement the NADCO report fully,” he said.
Beyond NADCO-related Bills, the House will consider several other key legislative proposals, including the Public Participation Bill (National Assembly Bill, 2025), which defines standards for meaningful citizen involvement in lawmaking. The Bill aims to close gaps that have led courts to nullify legislation for lack of adequate public input.
Also lined up for debate is the County Assemblies Pensions Scheme Bill, 2024, which establishes a contributory pension scheme for MCAs, and the Tea (Amendment) Bill, 2023, geared toward protecting farmers’ earnings and promoting value addition in the tea sector.
Meanwhile, the Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill, 2025, proposes a framework for the pension and retirement benefits of judges in superior courts.
To conclude the week, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba and Health CS Aden Duale will appear before MPs on Wednesday to respond to parliamentary questions, signalling an active and politically charged resumption of parliamentary business.
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