Buzzing bills — 5
Our weekly sweep of Parliament pages, Gazette notices and news sources picks up proposals that are being discussed, drafted or announced but that have not yet been formally tabled. They stay in the buzzing list — with the source we heard it from — until they appear on an order paper, at which point they move into tracked bills.
- #ForeignServiceAmendment2026
Foreign Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Would require 70% of ambassadors, high commissioners and permanent representatives to be career diplomats with 10+ years in the Foreign Ministry, capping political appointees at 30%.
View bill detailsWhy it qualifies
- Talked about publicly but not yet formally tabled
- Heard via Parliament of Kenya
- #KenyaEconomicZones2026
Kenya Economic Zones Bill, 2026
Seeks to dissolve the Export Processing Zones Authority and the Special Economic Zones Authority and merge them into one Kenya Economic Zones Authority.
View bill detailsWhy it qualifies
- Talked about publicly but not yet formally tabled
- Heard via Parliament of Kenya
- #VATAmendment2026
Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Proposes changes to VAT treatment on selected goods and services — could shift prices on everyday items.
View bill detailsWhy it qualifies
- Talked about publicly but not yet formally tabled
- Heard via Kenya Law
- #ArtificialIntelligenceBill2026
Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026
A Senate bill setting a regulatory framework for the ethical development, deployment and governance of AI in Kenya.
View bill detailsWhy it qualifies
- Talked about publicly but not yet formally tabled
- Heard via Parliament of Kenya
- #NationalAddressingSystem
National Addressing System Bill
Would create a uniform framework assigning geographic, location-based addresses to every dwelling and business in the country.
View bill detailsWhy it qualifies
- Talked about publicly but not yet formally tabled
- Heard via Communications Authority of Kenya