They include the proposed Assembly and Demonstration Bill, 2024 that seeks to tighten the laws around the right to assembly.
Video evidence shows police retreating, leaving unattended a section of the fence around the parliament grounds that had fallen earlier.
The IMF requires regular reviews of reforms — in Kenya's case every six months — before it releases tranches of funding.
The proposed Tax Procedures (Amendment) Bill, 2024 now seeks to give powers that were previously revoked by the Finance Act 2023, which was later nullified by the courts.
The apex court decreed that public participation is not an abstract notion, but must be meaningful, and must be accompanied by both reasonable notice and opportunity.
CS Mbadi defended the plan, stating that it is one of the progressive measures in the bill that will be reviewed in subsequent parliamentary procedures.
Mbadi urged Kenyans to be prepared for new legislation as it is part of governance and encouraged people to always be part of the public participation process.
The new CS said a team is working on some of the proposals from the withdrawn Finance Bill 2024, which he said contain valuable revenue-raising measures.
In mid-July, President William Ruto accused the Ford Foundation of “sponsoring anarchy" and funding anti-government protests.
The measure was part of broader austerity steps aimed at adjusting government spending in light of the Finance Bill, 2024's withdrawal.
Motorists, boda boda riders and club owners are among those who will continue paying high levies
The budget cut for TSC was among austerity measures taken by the Treasury after the withdrawal of the contentious Finance Bill 2024 which sparked countrywide protests led by youths opposed to the increase of taxes at a time when Kenyans are facing a high cost of living.
The lawmakers' action followed the National Assembly's Committee of the Whole House vote, which aligned with Ruto's reservations and recommendations.
President Ruto withdrew the Finance Bill after intense protests, which, for the first time in Kenya’s history, saw demonstrators breach Parliament premises.
According to supplementary estimates before Parliament, the President has taken the lead, ceding Sh1.8 billion that was allocated to his office in the current financial year.
The countrywide protests sparked by the Finance Bill 2024 and poor governance have changed how things will be done in the country.
In the Supplementary Budget, total revenues have been revised from the original projection of 18.5 to 17.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The lobby now says the Bill included regressive tax measures that risked undermining rights, thus saying any alternative measures should relieve economic pressures by addressing the root causes of protesters' anger.
Wanjeri, who reports for Mediamax's vernacular station, Kameme TV, was shot along Kenyatta Avenue, despite being clearly identifiable by her press jacket.
Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, who acknowledged the planned Gen Z demonstrations under constitutional rights but warned of potential criminal infiltration.