Pursuant to its Legislative Calendar, the Senate, on 5th August, 2021 proceeded for its August Recess and will resume it's plenary sittings on Tuesday 7th September, 2021.

MOMBASA, 11th August – The Senate Committee on Finance and Budget has directed
Treasury CS, Amb Ukur Yatani to furnish, within seven days, a schedule of Commercial
External Debt that it has earmarked for retirement.
In a meeting between the Senate Committee and the Treasury on the status of public debt in
Kenya chaired by Sen. Charles Kibiru, the CS reported that retiring debt ‘is a long and
tedious process' and that Treasury had engaged experts to advise on restructuring the loans.

The Parliamentary Service Commission has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Nairobi. The object of the MoU is to enhance the capacity Members of Parliament, staff and County Assemblies in the areas of democracy, governance and international relations.

The signing ceremony was held at the County Hall in Parliament and was graced by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Justin Muturi EGH and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Professor Stephen Kiama. This was a renewal of the MOU that was originally signed in 2016.