The Kenya Bunge basketball team has earned a headstart at the ongoing East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Games in Mombasa, thanks to a walkover victory in their opening match on Tuesday.

The team was awarded a 3-point win after South Sudan failed to show up for the scheduled match, giving the Kenyan side a confident boost ahead of their next challenge.

Under the leadership of Konoin MP, Brighton Yegon, the team is preparing for their second game on Wednesday at 4 PM, where they will face off against Uganda.

Senator David Wakoli (Bungoma) has sought a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the status of the Equity Bank (K) Limited Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) scheme.

In the Statement, the Committee should provide a list of the trustees currently managing the Equity Bank Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) scheme, explaining how they were appointed; Committee should also provide an annual breakdown of the number of employees who have joined as well as those who have opted out of the ESOP scheme from 2005 to date.

Embu County Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi is seeking a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the dualling of the Makutano-Mwea-Embu-Chuka-Meru road, classified as Class B6, covering a distance of 169 kilometres.

The Senate Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has instructed Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya to appear before it next week to explain the alledged loss of public funds. 

This comes after it emerged that the county lost Ksh1.3 million through collection of revenue using an illegal paybill number 770478 while the Committee was conducting an inquiry into the status of IFMIS and other county revenue management system in the county. 

The Senate Finance and Budget Committee jointly with the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning, today held a joint approval hearing for Central Bank of Kenya Deputy Governor Nominee Mr. Gerald Arita Nyaoma.

While introducing himself to the joint committee, the nominee said “When Safaricom Limited was introducing M-Pesa in Kenya, Michael Joseph first met me in Central Bank of Kenya and I issued Safaricom with interim license to roll out mobile banking, I take that as an achievement that helped Kenya to open up financial inclusivity.”