The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Hon. Mithika Linturi appeared before the Senate today to answer to questions concerning duty free importation of food commodities. Below is an excerpt of the proceedings.

𝐒𝐞𝐧. 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐞: Could the Cabinet Secretary disclose the food commodities being imported duty-free, stating the approved packaging and container sizes?

The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Zachariah M. Njeru has appeared in Senate today to respond to the following lawmakers’ questions:

𝐒𝐄𝐍. (𝐃𝐫.) 𝐋𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐰𝐞 𝐋𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢: What measures is the Government taking to ensure full operationalization of the Samburu Land Registry that was opened in 2021 to enable residents of Samburu County have access to land registration services and issuance of title deeds?

The membership of Rotary Club of Nairobi, led by their President Amb. Dr. Josephine Ojiambo, paid the Senate of Kenya a courtesy visit today to learn about the workings of the Senate and common areas of possible interaction.  

In hand to receive the team was the Clerk of the Senate who is also the Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Commission Mr. Jeremiah M. Nyegenye, who apprised the members of the rotary club about the history, structure and role of Parliament as well as an overview of the place of devolution in the governance structure. 

The National Assembly Public Debt and Privatization Committee led by the Vice Chairperson Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu met with officials from the National Treasury led by the  Principal Secretary (PS), National Treasury and Economic Planning Dr. Chris  Kiptoo who made submissions on the Public Finance Management (Amendment) BIll (2023).

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health chaired by Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose (Endebess) heard that a letter authored by the Head of malaria unit at the Ministry of Health allegedly raising an alarm about an error in the Global Fund advertising tender may have led to the botched procurement of Kshs.3.7 billion worth of anti-malaria nets. 

The Public Debt and Privatization Committee received submissions from different stakeholders in regards to the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, (2023).

 The PFM Amendment Bill seeks to amend PFM Act (No. 18 of 2012), by adjusting the framework for monitoring public debt and borrowing, and to align the Act with the provisions of the Constitution relating to definition of public debt, financial obligations and amend the debt limit.