The National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock chaired by Hon. (Dr.) John Mutunga, conducted a stakeholder engagement with sugarcane farmers in Kwale County.

The Committee met with representatives of local Outgrowers Associations in Kwale. The meeting provided farmers with an opportunity to shed light on the financial hardships that they face.

The Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture, chaired by Hon. Daniel Wanyama (Webuye west) held engagement with the Royal Media Services (RMS) and the Music Publishers Association of Kenya (MPAKE) in an attempt to look for solutions to conflict between the Royal Media Services and the Kenya Copyright Board. The Performance Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) and the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) had sued Royal Media Services claiming payment of  Kshs. 67 million.

Marsabit County Senator Mohamed Chute has sought answers from the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing regarding the status of construction of Bonkole Resort in Marsabit County.

In his request Sen. Chute wants the Committee to;

1. Provide an update on the status of construction of the Bonkole Resort, stating the commencement date of the project and reasons for the resort not being operational.

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba held a meeting this Thursday to deliberate and consider submissions by the stakeholders on the Equalization Fund (Administration) Bill, 2023.

The Equalization Fund (Administration) Bill, 2023 seeks to put in place a legal framework that will enable appropriate management of the Fund.

The Bill will provide for the administrative structures for the management of the Equalization Fund among them the establishment of an Advisory Board to oversee the running of the Fund.

The National Assembly Public Petitions Committee chaired by Hon. Nimrod Mbai (Kitui East) conducted an inspection visit of River Athi in Mwala Constituency. This follows a petition by Hon. (Eng.) Vincent Musyoka.  

Hon. (Eng.) Musyoka initiated a project in his constituency to pump clean water from River Athi to residents' homes. However, tests carried out on the waters revealed the presence of harmful substances, rendering it unfit for human consumption.