Ruto assents to key bills at State House
President Ruto assents to three bills at State House, Nairobi including Births and Registration Amendment Bill (2024), Pyrethrum Repeal (2024), and Social Work Professionals Bill (2023)...
✨ Key Highlights
President William Ruto has assented to three significant bills at State House, Nairobi. These bills aim to improve public services, streamline agricultural sectors, and professionalize social work.
- The Births and Registration Amendment Bill, 2024, will establish at least one birth and death registration office in each sub-county, addressing the current shortfall of 143 centers.
- The Pyrethrum Repeal Bill, 2024, sponsored by Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah, seeks to eliminate regulatory duplication in the pyrethrum sector.
- The Social Work Professionals Bill of 2023 will establish the Institute of Social Work Professionals and a regulatory board for the profession.
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President Ruto Signs Bills to Decentralize Civil Registration and Reform Other Sectors - February 2026
President William Ruto has signed the Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Bill into law. This mandates the establishment of at least one registration office in each of Kenya's 290 sub-counties to improve access to essential documents. The President assented to the bill at State House, Nairobi, where he also signed two other significant bills. These included the Pyrethrum Repeal Bill 2024 and the Social Work Professionals Bill 2023. These new laws aim to streamline agricultural sectors and professionalize social work in the country.
