Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has assured the Senate that all the 352 bank accounts opened by his administration in different commercial banks comply with the legal requirements. 

This comes after the Controller of Budget named Bungoma County as one of the counties with the largest number of bank accounts in the country, making it difficult for the auditors to audit them. 

In a move aimed at addressing a long-standing grievance, the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has vowed to secure justice for ex-employees of the Former Kenya Cooperative Creameries, a resolution that has eluded them for over 26 years.

Speaking before the committee, Raphael Nambisia, a representative of the petitioners and former employee of KCC, recounted the origins of their plight, tracing it back to the late 1990s. 

The Senate Committee on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) has directed the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) to harmonize the national and county governments' levies and wayleaves to avoid double taxation of the telecommunication industry in the country. 

This comes after CAK informed Senators that county governments are charging expensive wayleave charges for the laying of the fibre optic cables, exponentially driving up the cost of doing business and hindering ICT network penetration. 

The Senate Planning Committee, led by Deputy Director, Legislative and Procedural Services Mr. Zakayo Mogere, on behalf of the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye, visited the Busia County Assembly in a bid to inspect the level of preparedness in the Assembly and assess various facilities on the ground including accommodation and health services in readiness to hold the Senate Plenary and Committee sittings dubbed Senate Mashinani, scheduled from the 23rd to 27th September, 2024. 

The Senate has passed a Motion that will help initiate a national conversation and foster an amiable environment following protests witnessed across the country over the last five weeks.

In the resolutions, the Senate called for the National Police Service (NPS) to acknowledge and apologize for all deaths resulting from peaceful demonstrations. The Senate also demanded compensation for all victims of police brutality related to peaceful protests between 2023 and 2024 by the Government of the Republic of Kenya.

The Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, chaired by Senator Mohamed Abass, held an engagement today with the Council of Governors (COG), Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC), County Assemblies Forum (CAF) and the State Department for Devolution. The focus was on the Intergovernmental Relations (Amendment) Bill 2024 (Senate Bill No. 12 of 2024).