The Kiambu County Assembly has entered a critical legislative phase after several Members of County Assembly (MCAs) sponsored major Bills aimed at strengthening investment, emergency response, and early childhood education, even as the Assembly formally opened public participation on seven proposed county laws.
Among the flagship Private Members’ Bills is The Kiambu County Investment Corporation Bill, 2025, sponsored by Ting’ang’a Ward MCA Lawrence Mwaura. The proposed law seeks to establish the Kiambu County Investment Corporation as a vehicle for promoting, coordinating and facilitating investments within the county.
According to the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons dated September 11, 2025, the Bill provides a comprehensive framework for investment promotion.
Part I outlines preliminary matters, including the objects and interpretation of the Act, while Part II establishes the Corporation and its governing Board. Part III addresses funding, accounts, annual estimates, financial reporting and auditing.
The Bill further sets out provisions on investment promotion strategies, incentives, licensing and permits under Part IV, while Part V introduces guiding investment principles, capitalization, project appraisal, financial sustainability, profitability and dividend policy.
Offences such as misleading the Corporation and improper disclosure of confidential information are provided for under Part VI, with Part VII covering miscellaneous issues including regulations, transfer of assets and dispute resolution mechanisms.
MCA Mwaura has also sponsored The Kiambu County Fire and Rescue Services Bill, 2025, which aims to overhaul the county’s approach to fire safety and emergency response.
The Bill proposes the establishment of a Kiambu County Fire and Rescue Department, headed by a Director, with clearly defined roles for officers and fire safety inspectors.
The proposed law provides for fire safety compliance, including the issuance of Fire Compliance Certificates, regulation of highly flammable substances, storage of combustible materials, fire safety licensing, inspection stickers and guidelines for property owners. It also spells out emergency response procedures, the role of Fire Safety Officers, penalties for obstruction, enforcement measures and collaboration with other agencies. Training, regulation-making powers and general penalties are addressed under its miscellaneous provisions.
In the education sector, Kiambu Township Ward MCA Francis Koina has sponsored The Kiambu County Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) Bill, 2025, a far-reaching proposal anchored on the Constitution. The Bill seeks to operationalize Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule, which assigns counties responsibility for pre-primary education.
The Bill establishes a regulatory framework for both public and private ECDE institutions to ensure quality standards in early childhood care, development and education. It provides for the administration of ECDE services, including the offices of the Director and Municipal ECDE Directors, defines the roles of parents and guardians, and outlines criteria for the appointment of caregivers and teachers.
It further provides for the gazettement and funding of public ECDE institutions, registration and licensing of private institutions, quality assurance mechanisms, transition provisions and an appeals process.
Three schedules accompany the Bill, listing public ECDE institutions in the county, prescribed forms and applicable fees.
These legislative initiatives come as the Kiambu County Assembly formally invited the public to submit views on seven Bills currently before the House, in compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements on public participation.
In a public notice issued by the Clerk of the County Assembly, Mr. John M. Mutie, residents, professionals and stakeholders were urged to actively engage in shaping county legislation by reviewing the Bills and submitting memoranda. The proposed laws are available on the County Assembly of Kiambu website and at the Clerk’s office.
The Bills open for public scrutiny include the Kiambu County Vocational Education and Training Institutions Bill, 2025, Kiambu County Agroecology Development Bill, 2025, Kiambu County Agriculture Sector Co-ordination Committee Bill, 2025, Kiambu County Provision of Sanitary Towels Bill, 2025, alongside the Investment Corporation, Fire and Rescue Services, and ECDE Bills.
Written submissions are to be sent to info@kiambuassembly.go.ke by 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026, while oral presentations will be received during scheduled public hearings at the County Assembly Buildings.
Sectoral committees will handle the hearings, with education-related Bills being considered by the Education, Science and Research Committee, agriculture-related proposals by the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Committee, social welfare matters by the Youth, Sports and Social Services Committee, investment issues by the Trade, Tourism and Cooperatives Committee, and fire and rescue matters by the Transport, Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.
The public participation exercise is anchored in Article 196(1)(b) of the Constitution, which obligates county assemblies to facilitate public involvement in legislative business, and reinforced by the Kiambu County Assembly Standing Orders.
By advancing these Bills and opening them up to public scrutiny, the Kiambu County Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to participatory governance and responsive lawmaking, setting the stage for reforms expected to spur investment, enhance public safety and strengthen early childhood education across the county.
