Parliament has annulled 17 regulations from different ministries and state agencies after finding them inconsistent with the Constitution and other enabling laws.
The National Assembly Committee on Delegated Legislation, chaired by Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkonga, tabled the report that led to the annulments. The committee is mandated to review statutory instruments to ensure they comply with the Constitution, the Statutory Instruments Act and their parent laws.
Among the revoked regulations are the Pest Control Products (Fees and Other Charges) Regulations, 2024, the Tariffs for Healthcare Services, and the Prevention of Terrorism (Implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Proliferation Financing) Regulations, 2024. Others include amendments to laws on adjudication, land use planning, surveying, and valuation.
The committee noted that the regulations failed to meet legal and drafting standards. “During the third session of the 13th Parliament (February–December 2024), the committee received 107 regulations, approving 71 and rejecting 17. In the current fourth session, which began on February 11, 2025, it has so far received 55 regulations, approving 29 while 29 remain pending,” the report reads.
This brings the total to 99 regulations approved since the review period began, with 17 annulled. The Prevention of Terrorism Regulations, 2024, were specifically faulted for failing to comply with Section 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act.
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss Shollei praised the committees for their extensive work, describing them as the “engine room of Parliament.”
Speaking during the National Assembly’s third Leadership Retreat in Mombasa, Shollei said committees had scrutinized 648 audit reports and held over 2,100 sittings in the fourth session alone.
“Committees are the heartbeat of Parliament. In oversight alone, they reviewed 648 reports of the Auditor General, cutting down legacy backlogs and strengthening follow-up on audit queries,” she said.
Shollei added that committees also carried out 47 inspection visits, vetted 26 Cabinet Secretaries, one Attorney General, and 65 nominees to key offices. They further considered 11 international treaties and examined 83 statutory instruments.
Out of the 2,115 sittings recorded, 820 were conducted by Audit, Appropriations and General Purpose Committees, while 1,295 sessions were handled by Departmental Committees. Of the 47 inspection visits, 17 were conducted by Audit and Appropriations Committees and 30 by Departmental Committees to monitor resource use and policy implementation.
