The Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. (Dr.)  Moses Wetang'ula met with the Multi-Party Chief Whips' Forum from the National Assembly of South Africa who paid him a courtesy call in his office at the Main Parliament Building. The delegation was led by Hon. Pemmy Majodina, MP, Chief Whip of the Majority Party (ANC).

The National Assembly Public Petitions Committee chaired by Hon. Nimrod Mbai met with the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior and Administration Prof. Kithuri Kindiki to seek  information on the Government’s approach to dealing with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Nyanza-Western region.

The Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol has denied all the charges laid against him by the County Assembly before the Senate Special Committee investigating his proposed removal from office by impeachment.

Oduol told the Special Committee chaired by the Elgeyo Marakwet Senator William Kisang` that he was only a whistleblower who came out publicly to talk about the suspicious and huge withdrawal of money from the Siaya County coffers rubbishing the criteria used to impeach him.

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.