The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations chaired by Hon. Nelson Koech has seven days within which to table a report detailing the suitability of Mr. Noordin Haji for appointment to the position of  Director General, National Intelligence Service (NIS). 

During the approval hearing, Members interrogated the nominee on his academic and professional competence for the job, and also delved into questions regarding his previous performance record in Public Service.

The National Assembly Committee on Budget & Appropriations chaired by Hon. Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu)  has focused on the misappropriation of funds by State Agencies during the 2023/24 Budget Estimate scrutiny meeting with Departmental Committees on Finance and National Planning and Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation chairpersons, and the Office of the Auditor General (OAG).

In his remarks, Hon. Nyoro said that the Budget and Appropriations Committee’s role in the Budget making process is well enshrined in Section 43 of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, (2012).

Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has described the deaths in Shakahola as an ugly scar of the nation and warned that any public official found to have enabled the killings will be brought to account.

Prof Kindiki cast Pastor Paul Mackenzie, who through his church, the Goodnews International Ministries, is blamed for the deaths, as an evil man who operated a deadly criminal enterprise in the name of religion.

Nandi County Senator, Samson Cherarkey is seeking a Statement in Senate regarding private employment agencies in Kenya.