The National Assembly is set to resume its normal sittings after a short recess, with the swearing-in of Emurua Dikirr MP-elect David Keter being the first business of the day on the Order Paper.

This announcement was made through the National Assembly social media channels on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

David Keter, who managed to replace the late area MP Johanna Ngeno, dwarfed his fellow competitors after winning with a landslide of 18,000 votes. Is also set to become the new housing and public works national assembly committee chair, which was also previously occupied by his predecessor, late Ngeno.

“1. Administration of Oath 2. Communication from the chapter. 3. Messages 4. Petitions 5. Papers 6. Notices of Motion 7. Questions and Statements: A statement from the National Assembly’s order paper.

Keter was closely followed by Democracy for Citizens (DCP) candidate Vincent Rotich, who managed to garner 10,778 votes in the constituency, which is highly regarded as a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) zone.

Finance Bill 2026

After the MP’s swearing-in, the other business of the day will be the First Reading of the Finance Bill 2026, which has already begun raising jitters across the country.

In the Finance Bill, there are a series of taxes set to be increased, including the imposition of 16 per cent VAT on all mobile money transactions, which adds to the existing 20 per cent excise duty.

Excise duty on locally assembled and imported mobile phones has been increased from 10 per cent to 25 per cent, among other taxes.

While the House was on recess, there was a lot of pressure on National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to recall the House from the break and address the fuel crisis that was ravaging the country, with protests being witnessed all over.

Vocal leaders such as Ndindi Nyoro wrote to the National Assembly Speaker, urging him to recall the House from the break and address the fuel crisis by scrapping some taxes such as the Road Maintenance Levy and VAT charged on fuel. However, his demands fell on deaf ears.

Malala slams parliament.

On the other hand, leaders such as former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala also slammed the National Assembly, calling it a letdown to the people of Kenya.

He questioned why Parliament could not be recalled from recess to address national issues such as the fuel hike.

He went full throttle on Wetang’ula, labelling him as the most incompetent Speaker in the history of Kenyan Parliament.

Apart from the swearing-in of the Emurua Dikir MP-elect, other issues to be discussed by the National Assembly include consideration of a motion on the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026).

The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 17 of 2025) shall also undergo its Second Reading.