Taita Taveta County Senator Johnes Mwaruma has sought a statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the status of mineral royalty accounts in light of a court ruling that struck down part of the mining royalties distribution law.

Sen. Mwaruma wants the committee to state the number of companies undertaking mining activities in Taita Taveta County and actual location of the mining activities.

Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, Hon. Salim Mvurya has defended the Bandari Maritime Academy's (BMA) role in the Senate. The discussions revolved around the Academy's transformative impact on maritime training, its success in placing graduates in global job markets, and its part in the government's commitment to train a significant number of seafarers annually. The session reaffirmed BMA's crucial role in advancing Kenya's Blue Economy and driving national economic growth.

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has described the deaths in Shakahola as an ugly scar of the nation and warned that any public official found to have enabled the killings will be brought to account.

Prof Kindiki cast Pastor Paul Mackenzie, who through his church, the Goodnews International Ministries, is blamed for the deaths, as an evil man who operated a deadly criminal enterprise in the name of religion.

Nandi County Senator, Samson Cherarkey is seeking a Statement in Senate regarding private employment agencies in Kenya.