The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Kirinyaga County Senator James Kamau Murango, held a meeting today to consider and adopt the matrix on the Cotton Industry Development Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2023, the matrix on the Agriculture and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2023) and the matrix on the Prevention of Livestock and Produce Theft Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2023).

The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds has tasked Governor Andrew Mwadime of Taita Taveta to conduct a sweeping overhaul of Tavevo Water and Sanitation Company Limited. 

The directive, which requires execution within the next 60 days, stems from a meeting between the committee, led by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, and the Governor.

The urgent need for reform was brought to light following an examination of the Auditor General's Report on Tavevo's financial statement for the period spanning 2018-2021. 

The Senate Standing Committee chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba held a meeting this Tuesday to deliberate on the Equalization Fund (Administration) Bill.

However the committee unanimously resolved to turn away Nyandarua County Governor Moses Ndirangu Badilisha, Kajiado County Deputy Governor Martin Moshisho and Garissa County Deputy Governor Abdi Dagane who had presented themselves before the committee to make submissions on behalf of the Council of Governors (CoG).

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) requires Kshs 14.8 billion annual budgetary allocation for recruitment of teachers.

TSC CEO Dr. Nancy Njeru Macharia said this when she appeared before the Senate Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration to apprise them on the recent recruitment of Teachers.

She pointed out that currently the country is facing a shortage of 111,870 teachers who needs to be recruited over a period of five years.

The Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations Chaired by Baringo Senator William Cheptumo met today to consider the draft Disaster Management Bill sponsored by the Committee.

The major objective of the Bill is to provide a framework for effective and coordinated disaster management at the National and County level.

The Bill establishes the National Disaster Risk Management Authority to ensure that there is coordination of disaster risk management issues within the National government and between the national and county governments.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired by Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo) continued receiving views on the Finance Bill (2023) from members of the public.