The National Assembly Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee has retreated to consider submissions on Revenue and Expenditure Estimates from Ministries, Departments and Agency's under its oversight purview.

The Committee Chaired by Hon. Nelson Koech oversees the Ministry of Defence, that of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

Housing Principal Secretary, Charles Hinga told the Senate committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing chaired by Kiambu Senator Karungo Thangwa, that the Kenyan Government is committed to build 200 housing units per constituency in the 2023/24 financial year beginning June, 2023.

The Principal Secretary said that every urban area has a slum, he further told the committee that according to 2019 census, we have 1411 informal settlements in Kenya.

The Senate Committee on Information, Communication and Technology, led by Elgeyo Marakwet Senator William Kisang’, retreated to Kiambu County today to consider and adopt its report to the House on the Konza Technopolis Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 2 of 2023). 

While deliberating on the report, the Members of the Committee considered the Ministry of Information, Communication and Digital Economy’s version of the Bill, the public participation combined matrix, and the committee stage amendments. 

Senate Committee on Roads and Transportation and Housing chaired by Kiambu Senator Karungo Thangwa is currently meeting with Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Housing, Zachariah Njeru and Principal Secretary, Charles Hinga to deliberate on affordable housing in Kenya.

The Ministry officials are expected to make presentations on the concept of Affordable Housing Programme, the role of National Government and private sector and appropriate building technologies approved for the programme.