The Senate Standing Committee on Education today hosted a delegation of students and members of the Management of the University of the Free State, South Africa, for an engagement aimed at fostering academic exchange and enhancing the students’ understanding of the role of Parliament in education policy, legislation and oversight.

The Senate has wrapped up its historic five-day sitting in Kilifi County, bringing to a close a week in which parliamentary debate moved beyond Nairobi and into the heart of the Coast.

Held at the Kilifi County Assembly under the Senate Mashinani programme, the sitting combined plenary proceedings with committee hearings, public engagements and visits to projects and institutions across the county.

Kilifi became the fifth county to host Senate sittings outside Nairobi, following Uasin Gishu in 2018, Kitui in 2019, Turkana in 2023 and Busia in 2025.

​The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has directed the County Executive of Kilifi to urgently establish functional sewerage infrastructure in Malindi before the onset of anticipated El Nino rains. 

The directive, aimed at mitigating a catastrophic cholera outbreak and public health crisis, was issued during the committee's oversight visit yo Malindi Municipality Board Offices as part of the ongoing Senate Mashinani initiative.

The Senate, through the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, has invited interested members of the public to submit representations on the suitability of Hon. Fatuma Ibrahim Ali, who has been nominated for appointment as a Member of the Parliamentary Service Commission under Article 127(2)(d) of the Constitution. The position is among those reserved for persons with experience in public affairs who are not Members of Parliament.

The Senate, through the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, is inviting members of the public to submit written memoranda on the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2026).

The Senate, through the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, is inviting members of the public to submit written memoranda on the Public Participation Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bills No. 44 of 2025).