The senator for Meru County , Sen. Kathuri Murungi seeks for statement from the standing committee on Education on the alarmingly high transfer of teachers at KK Mukalamatu Primary School in Karama Ward,Tigania East Constituency and other schools in Meru County.

In the statement the Senator want the committee to;

1. State the reasons for the high number of transfers sought by teachers in schools in Meru County, particularly at KK Mukalamatu Primary School in Karama Ward in Tigania East Constituency;

The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Education Hon. Ezekiel Machogu has today informed the Senate that his Ministry is doing all it can to ensure Mukumu Girls High School becomes among the top ten schools in the country.

While appearing before the August House for his inaugural question time, CS Machogu

informed the Honorable Senators that his Ministry’s quality assurance team has already undertaken an assessment of the school and provided specific recommendations to guide the school’s management, which the Ministry will duly implement. 

Senate Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources led by Taita -Taveta Senator Johnes Mwaruma met today to deliberate on Petition to the Senate by Mbogo’s Family of Mbari ya Mbogo concerning forgery, perjury and Illegal alienation of LR NO. 7153/1,7153/2,7153/ R also known as LR. 12825 located in Kasarini Estate, Kiambu County.

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.

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.