Audio By Vocalize A bill seeking to stop hospitals from detaining bodies over unpaid bills  is now before a departmental committee of the National Assembly. The Bill is also seeking to authorise hospitals to offer patients emergency treatment without asking for upfront payments. The private member’s bill “Care First, Pay Later”  sponsored by Kirinyaga Woman...

Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto on Thursday assented to three bills at State House, Nairobi. The three include the Births and Registration Amendment Bill, Pyrethrum Repeal and Social Work Professionals Bill. The Births and Registration Amendment Bill (2024), which was sponsored by Gilgil Member of Parliament Martha Wangari, will see the establishment of at...

Audio By Vocalize A bill seeking to have a clear and structured framework on how long a principal or headteacher should serve in an acting capacity before they are confirmed was yesterday read for a second time in the National Assembly. A majority of the MPs supported the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) (Amendment) Bill, National...