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President William Ruto has marked a significant milestone in Kenya's legal and social framework by assenting to the Conflict of Interest Bill, 2025 and the Social Protection Bill, 2025 on July 30, 2025.
The Conflict of Interest Bill, 2025 repeals the older Public Officer Ethics Act and establishes a comprehensive system to manage conflicts of interest in public service. Its main goal is to prevent public officers from using their positions for personal gain or favouring others unduly. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is given full authority to oversee compliance, strengthening public accountability and ethics enforcement.
The Social Protection Bill, 2025, on the other hand, significantly expands social welfare coverage. It replaces the Social Assistance Act and creates a National Board for Social Protection to coordinate benefits such as cash transfers, social care, and feeding programs. The law focuses on a life-cycle approach to assist vulnerable groups such as orphans, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and those living in extreme poverty. It also involves county governments in implementing policies and developing local social protection strategies, while a central digital registry will manage applications and monitor beneficiaries effectively.
These bills signify a new era of governance emphasizing ethical public service and enhanced social support for Kenya's vulnerable populations.
In other news, the cabinet is moving to regulate the church and health sector, and the KPC sale has received approval. Guidance on what to do when products cause skin reactions is offered. MPs have ordered Kanja to surrender the police payroll to the National Police Service Commission.
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- Engaging with social media, one can find ongoing discussions about the positive impact of President William Ruto's enactment of the Conflict of Interest Bill, 2025 and the Social Protection Bill, 2025, which emphasize ethical public service and enhanced social support for vulnerable populations in Kenya.
- As entertainment, families may soon benefit from the expanded social welfare coverage resulting from the President's signing of the Social Protection Bill, 2025, as it focuses on a life-cycle approach to assist vulnerable groups such as orphans, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and those living in extreme poverty.
