President William Ruto assents to four Bills at State House on September 8, 2026 / PCSA new Bill that seeks to change how proceeds from the Air Passenger Service Charge are remitted to government agencies has been assented into law by President William Ruto on Tuesday.
The Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2026, sponsored by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, proposes to amend Section 6A of the Air Passenger Service Charge Act, Cap. 475, by providing for the direct remittance of funds collected under the charge to the entities entitled to receive them.
Under the proposed changes, the Commissioner-General of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) would directly remit the proceeds to four designated beneficiaries: the Kenya Airports Authority, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, the Kenya Meteorological Services Authority and the Tourism Fund.
The National Assembly says the amendment is intended to clarify the process through which the funds collected under the Act are paid to the respective entities and ease the administration of the proceeds.
The amount allocated to each beneficiary would be determined according to proportions set by the Cabinet Secretary through a Gazette notice.
However, KRA would first deduct the expenses it incurs in collecting the Air Passenger Service Charge before the proceeds are apportioned among the four entities.
The proposed changes recognise that the money collected under the charge is intended to benefit several institutions, with the proportions determined by the Cabinet Secretary in accordance with the law.
The Bill was first read in the National Assembly on August 18, 2026, before MPs considered and passed it with amendments on August 26.
The National Assembly says the proposed direct-remittance mechanism will facilitate ease of administration by ensuring that the collected funds are transferred to the respective entities according to the prescribed apportionment criteria.
The Bill, however, retains statutory oversight mechanisms for the management of public funds.
President Ruto signed four Bills into law, ushering in new legal frameworks covering population planning, aviation charges, management of public funds and administration of trusts.
The laws are the National Council for Population and Development Bill, Air Passenger Service Charge Amendment Bill, Public Finance Management Amendment Bill 2025 and Trust Administration Bill.
The signing gives the four pieces of legislation the final approval required to become law, with their implementation now dependent on the relevant government agencies and institutions.
One of the new laws establishes the National Council for Population and Development as a statutory body with a mandate to coordinate population and development matters.
The council will provide a legal framework for coordinating population policies and programmes while linking demographic changes more closely to national development planning.
It will also support evidence-based population planning and advise on issues relating to population growth, demographic trends and development.
