Turkana County Governor Jeremiah Lomorukai appeared before the Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds, today, to answer questions about audit concerns within three county funds. The committee, chaired by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, focused on the Turkana County Education and Skills Development Fund, the Turkana County Executive State and Public Officers Car Loan and Mortgage Scheme Fund, and the Turkana County Emergency Fund.

Speaker of the Senate Rt Hon Amason Jeffah Kingi, and his colleagues, Rt Hon (Dr) Moses Wetang’ula, Speaker of the National Assembly; and Rt Hon Joseph Ntakirutimana, Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), today welcomed President William Samoei Ruto at Parliament Buildings for the President’s address at the official opening of the EALA plenary sittings in Nairobi.

This morning, the Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Amason Jeffah Kingi, joined His Excellency Dr William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya; Speaker of the National Assembly Rt Hon (Dr) Moses Wetang’ula; and other leaders at State House where the President signed into law, the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2023). The new law provides for additional allocations to county governments for the Financial Year 2023/2024.

Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Committee, under the leadership of Kirinyaga County Senator James Kamau Murango, MP, has kicked of its three day public participation to deliberate on the legislative proposal on the Sugar Bill, 2022, (National Assembly Bill No. 34).