Kenya: National Assembly oversight committees
- Public Accounts Committee
- Standing Order 205, a chairperson and up to sixteen other members 1
- Chairperson listed
- Hon. Mwale Nicholas Scott Tindi 3
- Public Investments Committee
- Standing Order 206 2
- Standing Orders
- 7th Edition, with amendments to 9 March 2023 7
- Hansard
- Published by sitting with plenary video links 6
The accounts committees
The Public Accounts Committee is set up under Standing Order 205. It has a chairperson and up to sixteen other members and examines the accounts showing the appropriations of the sum voted by the House 1. The Public Investments Committee, under Standing Order 206, examines the working of the public investments 2.
Parliament lists these under Audit, Appropriations and General Purpose Committees. The list includes the Special Funds Account Committee, the Decentralized Funds Accounts Committee and three Public Investments Committees split by sector 2. The Public Accounts Committee page names Hon. Mwale Nicholas Scott Tindi as chairperson and Hon. Kuno, Amina Udgoon Siyad as vice chairperson 3.
Reports
The Public Accounts Committee page lists its reports. Recent entries include a report on procurement of external audit services for the Office of the Auditor General, uploaded in August 2026, and a report on the financial statements of national government ministries, departments and agencies for FY 2021/2022, uploaded in June 2025 3. Older entries cover Auditor-General statements from 2014/15 to 2019/2020 3.
How follow-up is reported
Kenya's Committee on Implementation lists reports on the implementation status of inquiries, petitions and resolutions, and on the implementation status of House resolutions on committee reports 4.
In March 2023 the Assembly amended its Standing Orders so Cabinet Secretaries answer questions in plenary on Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Parliament said the changes cut the time to answer a question from 30 days to 14 days, and for urgent questions from three days to 48 hours. Standing Order 42(c) requires a Cabinet Secretary to provide physical and electronic copies of a reply at least a day before appearing 5.
This site has not confirmed from the Standing Orders text a fixed deadline for the executive's written reply to a committee report, as of 22 October 2026.
Where to find documents
Records on this site
This site's Kenya record covers the Public Accounts Committee's recommendations on the Eurobond. Each record follows the method in How to track a recommendation.
Common questions
Which Standing Order sets up Kenya's Public Accounts Committee?
Standing Order 205 1.
Who chairs Kenya's Public Accounts Committee?
Parliament's page names Hon. Mwale Nicholas Scott Tindi 3.
Where is Kenya's Hansard?
On the National Assembly Hansard page, by sitting, with links to plenary video 6.
Does Kenya track implementation of committee reports?
The Committee on Implementation reports on the implementation status of House resolutions on committee reports 4.
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Sources
- Parliament of Kenya: Public Accounts Committee mandate page (page checked 22 October 2026)
- Parliament of Kenya: Public Investments Committee page (page checked 22 October 2026)
- Parliament of Kenya: Public Accounts Committee members and reports page (page checked 22 October 2026)
- Parliament of Kenya: Committee on Implementation page (page checked 22 October 2026)
- Parliament of Kenya: Cabinet Secretaries to appear before the House after change of rules (13 March 2023)
- Parliament of Kenya: National Assembly Hansard (page checked 22 October 2026)
- Parliament of Kenya: National Assembly Standing Orders page (page checked 22 October 2026)
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