Parliament has announced the 23rd National Prayer Breakfast will be held on May 28, 2026 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi as a High Court petition challenges use of public funds for the event.

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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21 — Parliament of Kenya has announced that the 23rd Annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held next Thursday, May 28, at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, even as a constitutional petition challenging the use of public funds for the event remains pending before the High Court.

In a statement, Parliament said the annual interdenominational gathering will begin at 7am and will be attended by President William Ruto alongside other invited dignitaries.

The main event will be preceded by a Women Leaders’ Convention and Convocation scheduled for Wednesday, May 27.

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“Parliament of Kenya is scheduled to host the 23rd Annual National Prayer Breakfast next week, Thursday, May 28, 2026,” the statement read.

The announcement comes months after Nairobi-based lawyer Lempaa Suyianka filed a constitutional petition seeking to compel Parliament of Kenya and related offices to disclose the amount of public funds spent on the 2025 National Prayer Breakfast and to block the use of taxpayer money for the 2026 edition.

The petition, filed before the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court, argues that refusal to disclose expenditure details violates constitutional provisions on transparency, accountability, and access to information.

Suyianka said he first submitted a Freedom of Information request on March 13, 2025, to the Clerk of the National Assembly seeking details on spending related to the 2025 event.

After the request was declined, he followed up with additional letters to the clerks of both the National Assembly and Senate in June 2025.

According to court documents, the Commission on Administrative Justice later intervened in July 2025, urging parliamentary offices to release the requested information.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya