The National Assembly has retreated to Naivasha for a five-day National Leadership Forum, themed around securing a parliamentary legacy.

The National Assembly Speaker, Moses Wetangula, will be presenting the theme on securing the parliamentary legacy by delivering the fifth session’s agenda and preparing for transition.

Confirming the retreat on its social handles on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Parliament acknowledged the attendance of Wetangula and the leader of the Majority Party, Kimani Ichung’wah.

“National Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula arrives at the Lake Naivasha Resort in the company of the leader of the Majority Party, the Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, to preside over the 2026 National Assembly Leadership Retreat themed “Securing Parliamentary Legacy: Delivering the Fifth Session’s Agenda and Preparing for Transition,” Parliament stated.

The five-day retreat will provide the legislators with a platform to assess government progress in education, health and political governance ahead of the resumption of the National Assembly on February 10, 2026.

All members of the National Assembly, together with the Parliamentary Service Commission Praesidium, House leadership, and committee chairpersons, will use the forum to analyse progress made during the past sessions and to align legislative priorities for the remainder of the parliamentary term.

The meeting will also provide members with an opportunity to interrogate the readiness of the IEBC and other responsible institutions, with particular emphasis on the status of boundary delimitation, voter registration and education, electoral technology, and the sufficiency of the legal and policy framework.

Members of Parliament will also examine political party regulation and financing.

Registrar of Political Parties John Lorionokou will meet MPs to discuss the implementation of the Political Parties Act, including campaign financing regulations and administration of the Political Parties Fund.

Education reforms under the Competency-Based Education (CBE) system will be another focus area. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba is expected to brief MPs on the transition from Junior to Senior Secondary, Financing, School Infrastructure Development, and Teacher Preparedness.

Health sector reforms will also come under scrutiny, with Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale addressing concerns around the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).

The retreat by parliament comes amid rising budgetary pressures and public demand for services.