The Kenyan government is set to strictly enforce existing regulations barring school buses from operating before 6 AM or after 6 PM, a directive aimed at enhancing student safety. Permanent Secretary for Basic Education, Julius Bitok, warned that schools, whether public or private, found flouting these rules will face action.

• The regulation, first introduced in 2018, was prompted by numerous accidents, including a tragic incident in Mwingi where 10 students died.
• Basic Education Permanent Secretary Julius Bitok is the key individual reinforcing this directive.
• County Directors of Education have been instructed to be vigilant, coordinating with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) or local police to act against non-compliant buses.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has launched the Remittances Household Survey (RHS), a new program to collect detailed information on international remittances received by Kenyan households. Field personnel will visit homes to gather data on the amounts received from relatives abroad, how the funds are used, and associated challenges, aiming to inform policy formulation.

• In 2024, Kenya received Ksh666.7 billion in remittances, representing 4 percent of the country’s GDP.
• The program is a collaboration between the CBK, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), and Financial Sector Deepening Kenya (FSD Kenya).
• This is the first time the CBK is undertaking such a comprehensive survey, which will also collect data from informal channels and in-kind remittances.

The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) is engaging with the Registrar of Persons to decentralize the collection of IDs and driving licenses in Kenya, aiming to bring these documents closer to applicants at the sub-county level. This initiative seeks to address issues with uncollected documents and delays in accessing government services due to a lack of proper identification.

• Charles Dulo, Chairperson of the Commission on Administrative Justice, announced these changes in Nyeri.
• The plan involves chiefs delivering processed documents, and addressing the 25,000 uncollected IDs in Mount Kenya alone as of April 2025.
• The CAJ is also collaborating with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to resolve verification challenges for driving licenses.