National Assembly Committee on Members Services and Facilities chaired by Hon. (Dr.) Wachira Karani last week undertook a tour of selected constituencies and county MPs' offices. During the tour  staff working for Members in constituency offices asked the Committee to recommend for their training on Parliamentary duties, to enable them discharge their duties effectively.

The staff told Members that since they were employed they have not been inducted on parliamentary work and that, to understand their roles better training is key. 

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) wants the Auditor General to audit the Sh15 billion allocated to the Agriculture Ministry for the fertilizer subsidy programme.

Addressing the press at the Parliament Building Chairperson Hon John Mbadi asked the Auditor General Ms. Nancy Gathungu to conduct a forensic audit of the funds following claims of misappropriation of the money.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations has toured Uhuru Gardens to inspect ongoing works undertaken by the Kenya Defence Forces to establish a National Monument and Museum at the historical site.

The facility sits on a 68-acre parcel of land; a hallowed ground where the Union Jack (British flag) was first lowered and the Kenyan flag hoisted, with the  National Anthem being sung for the first time on December 12, 1963.

Two Cabinet Secretaries are set to appear in the National Assembly on April 19, 2023, to respond to Members' Questions. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Hon. Sopian Tuya, and the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen,EGH, will be addressing related to their respective fields.

The National Assembly Agriculture and Livestock Committee of Kenya has begun reviewing the Sugar Bill, 2022. In this regard, the Committee met with sugar millers and farmers to collect their views on the proposed legislation.

The National Assembly Select Committee on Public Petitions met today to consider a petition by Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike).

During the session chaired by Hon. Ernest Kagesi (Vihiga), the petitioners presented their concerns regarding the delayed adjudication and settlement of squatters following the expiration of the lease of Macalder Mines Ltd. land in Nyatike.

Members inquired why the squatters should receive the land, considering they are not the rightful owners of the property.