National Assembly · Evening Sitting

Members largely praised the President’s State of the Nation Address, highlighting progress in coffee development, health insurance reforms, and the revival of Sony Sugar. At the same time, they raised concerns about youth unemployment, security threats to women, high licensing barriers for investors, and the need for better education infrastructure and mining regulation. The debate featured Hon. Fatuma Mohammed urging leaders to guide the President, Hon. Julius Mawathe criticizing the Adani deal, health insurance, education funding, unemployment, high electricity costs and the business environment, and Hon. Zamzam Mohammed praising the President for youth employment, Taifa Care, food security, curriculum reforms and increased sugar production. The exchange highlighted starkly different assessments of the government’s performance across economic, health, education and agricultural sectors. Several UDA MPs used the sitting to commend President William Ruto’s recent initiatives, defending him against what they described as misleading media narratives. They highlighted policies such as public‑private partnerships, fertilizer subsidies that lowered maize prices, the Social Health Authority’s reduced premiums, increased teacher recruitment, a stronger shilling and airport expansion. The overall tone was supportive and optimistic about the government’s direction.