The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations today held a joint induction retreat with the Ministry of Defence.

The Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation this week; in two separate delegations, continued its inspection visits of Constituency Innovation Hubs (CIHs). The two teams, one to the Coastal Region and, another to the Nyanza and Western regions, undertook the site tours of various hubs to, among others; ascertain the infrastructural status of the hubs, human resource capacities, equipment availability, and general functionalities of the Ajira project.

Farmers are expected to benefit from enhanced financing if a proposed legislation is approved by the National Assembly.

Legislators reviewed the draft Commodities Fund Bill which seeks to establish the Commodities Fund to provide better financing options for farmers and promote the development of agricultural commodities.

In a meeting chaired by Hon. Dr. John Mutunga, Members of the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock interacted with the Board of Trustees and Management of the Commodities Fund, led by Mr. Duke Mainga, to discuss the proposed Commodities Fund Bill.

The Public Investment Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy chaired by Hon. David Pkosing has given the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) one month to prepare well and submit satisfactory responses to the queries raised in the Auditor General’s Report.

The National Assembly today adopted a Report of the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining and the Senate Standing Committee on Land, Environment, and Natural Resources on approval hearings for nominees for appointment as members of the National Climate Change Council (NCCC).

The Speaker of the National Assembly, the Rt. Hon.(Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula has called for a special summit for the East African Community that will be dedicated towards revamping the East African Legislative Assembly.

Speaking today during a breakfast meeting in his office with the sixth Speaker of EALA, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana, Speaker Wetang’ula said that EALA was a great concept in the region but had not been natured to grow hence remaining static.