News Summary:
On March 18, 2026, Members of Parliament demanded urgent answers regarding accountability gaps across key state agencies, citing audit queries worth billions of shillings, weak financial controls, stalled projects, and poor record-keeping. Previously, on February 6, 2026, the Communication Workers Union of Kenya (COWU-K) criticized the government for delays in reviving Telkom Kenya and questioned the transfer of critical telecommunications infrastructure to private firms, warning that prolonged uncertainty could further weaken the company and expose workers to financial losses. Earlier, on December 11, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed an application by Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), two senior doctors, and 76 others seeking to halt proceedings in a Nakuru High Court petition challenging the recruitment of Chief Executive Officers for several state corporations. This followed President William Ruto signing the Government Owned Enterprises Bill 2025 into law on November 23, 2025, marking a significant overhaul in the establishment, governance, and management of State-owned entities in Kenya, with the new Act aiming to enhance corporate governance, transparency, and commercial viability. Separately, on July 30, 2025, the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Communication Information and Innovation (CII) intervened in a long-running dispute involving distressed pensioners of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) over unremitted pension contributions and a controversial legal fee claim.
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