The County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee, chaired by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, convened today to discuss the Auditor General's reports on the financial statements of Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited for the fiscal years 2018/19, 2019/20, and 2020/21 with Mombasa County Governor Abdullswamad Nassir.

Kitui County Senator Enoch Wambua is seeking for a statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Education on the delayed payment of salaries to staff and pending bills owed to suppliers and contractors at Kitui Teachers Training College.

 In his request, the Senator wants the committee to establish the cause of delay in payment of salaries to staff of Kitui Teachers Training College for the last ten months, stating the total amount owed by the institution in terms of salary arrears and plans in place, if any, to ensure the teachers are paid without any further delays.

The Speaker of the National Assembly the Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula has advised the House against introducing amendments to Bills which commit the Executive without taking cognizance of the fiscal policy and considerations of the National Government. 

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning undertook an approval hearing for the nominee for the position of Chairperson, the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) ,CPA Mary Wanyonyi.

During the hearing, Members pointed out that given the shrinking revenues collected by the National Government for sharing between the two levels of government, counties need to intensify their efforts for their own revenue collection to support their programmes. 

The National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock chaired by Hon. (Dr.)  John Mutunga (Tigania East) began hearings into the Maize Flour Subsidy Programme for the fiscal year 2022/23.

The Committee met with the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Hon. Mithika Linturi. Mr. Linturi told the Committee that a total of 118 millers have been listed as participants in the subsidized maize flour distribution programme across the country.  

The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) chaired by Hon. George Murugara (Tharaka) met with Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri (Laikipia East) who appeared before it to present proposals on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (2023).