Members of Parliament have defended parliamentary committees against accusations of delaying statement responses, instead blaming the executive for failing to provide necessary information. A report revealed 132 pending requests across 19 committees.

• A report by Deputy Majority Leader Owen Baya highlighted 132 pending statement requests across 19 parliamentary committees.
• Committee chairpersons, including George Kariuki (Transport and Infrastructure) and Gabriel Tongoyo (Administration and National Security), argued that ministries' delays in submitting information are the primary cause of backlogs.
• The Administration and National Security Committee had the highest number of pending requests at 26, followed by Transport and Infrastructure with 21.