The Senate Committee for County Public Investments and Special Funds, chaired by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, convened today with the intention of engaging with Paul Otuoma, the Governor of Busia County to review the Auditor General's Reports on the Financial Statements of the Busia Water and Sewerage Services Company Limited for the fiscal years 2018-2021.

However, the Committee received official communication from the Governor, requesting the postponement of today's scheduled meeting. The Governor cited medical circumstances as the reason for his unavailability.

The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries held a meeting today to consider and adopt a Legislative proposal on the Nuts and Oil Crops Development Bill, 2023.

The Bill, which is sponsored by Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana, MP, seeks to make provision for the production, processing, marketing and distribution of Kenyan nuts and oil crops and their products. 

The Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities, under the leadership of Hon. Yusuf Adan (Mandera West) met the Tourism Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO)  Mr. David Mwangi to address concerns regarding employment diversity and procurement reservation for special interest groups.

According to documents presented by Mr. Mwangi, the current workforce at the Fund is  265 employees. The Committee expressed concerns over the dominance of two communities in the composition of employees at the Fund.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations has inspected ongoing works at  Forces Referral and Research Hospital (FRRH) at Kabete, Nairobi.

Led by the  Committee Vice-Chairperson Hon. Major (Rtd) Bashir Abdullah (Mandera-North), Members visited the facility to assess the progress of the ongoing works, the challenges faced, the opportunities available, and the value of the money expended on the project.

The National Assembly's Public Debt and Privatization Committee chaired by  Hon. Abdi Shurie (Balambala) met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Dr. Patrick Njoroge to discuss issues regarding the Consolidated Fund Services (CFS) Expenditures Estimates raised by the Auditor General in the Financial Year 2023/2024.

The National Assembly's Public Investments Committee on Social Services Administration and Agriculture chaired by Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe (Navakholo) met with officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) to discuss audit queries raised in the Auditor General's Reports for the Financial Years 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.