The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Kirinyaga County Sen. James Kamau Murango received submissions on Tea (Amendment) Bill, 2023 at Sosiot Girls High School, Kericho County. The committee paid a courtesy call to the Kericho County Governor Eric Kipkoech Mutai and deliberated on issues affecting Tea farmers In Kericho County.

Ad-hoc committees are temporary committees established to resolve a specific issue and with specific timelines, and are typically constituted through a Motion.

COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROLIFERATION OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN 95 PEOPLE IN SHAKAHOLA, KILIFI COUNTY

The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Kirinyaga County Sen. James Kamau Murango receiving submissions on

Tea (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Mutigo Tea Factory, Bomet County 

The Bill, which is sponsored by Bomet County Sen. Hillary K. Sigei seeks to amend certain provisions in the Tea Act, 2020, to protect the tea growers’ proceeds

from mismanagement by factories. The Bill also aims to incentivise value addition of tea by exempting value added tea from payment of the tea levy. 

The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Kirinyaga County Sen. James Kamau Murango holds public participation on

Tea (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The Committee is currently receiving submissions from members of the public in Mogogosiek Tea Factory. 

The Bill, which is sponsored by Bomet County Sen. Hillary K. Sigei seeks to amend certain provisions in the Tea Act, 2020, to protect the tea growers’ proceeds

The Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing chaired by Kiambu Senator Karungo Thangwa met yesterday at KICC to consider several agenda.

The committee considered the petition on the construction of a foot bridge at Chiromo, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi.

The committee also had a meeting with Petitioners on the Petition concerning access to title deeds for properties bought at Jamii Bora Estate, Kisaju, Kajiado County.

Members present were:

Sen. Enoch Wambua 

Sen. Mohamed Chute 

Sen. Dr. Lelegwe Ltumbesi