County governments will not be required to seek consent from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum before imposing charges on wayleaves.
This is if a new legislation currently under public participation be passed.
The proposed amendment aims is contained in the Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2025), which was read for the first time in the Senate on September 23, 2025, and referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy for review and public input.
If enacted, the amendment would grant counties greater autonomy in managing energy infrastructure projects and levying related charges within their jurisdictions — a move expected to ease bureaucratic delays and strengthen county-level revenue generation.
“In line with Article 118 of the Constitution and Standing Order 145(5) of the Senate Standing Orders, the Committee on Energy has invited members of the public to submit written memoranda expressing their views on the Bill,” read a notice by the Senate clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye.
