The Speaker of the Senate Rt. Hon. Amason Kingi, EGH has challenged the newly elected and nominated Senators to positively build up on the gains made by their predecessors.

The Speaker reminded the Senators that their main mandate is to shape and positively influence and improve operations and effective functioning of the 4th Senate.

The Speaker of the Senate Rt.Hon. Amason Kingi, EGH will today open a 5-day induction retreat for Senators at Nakuru County. The theme of the retreat is : Understanding the mandate of the Senate: Strengthening Devolution through Legislative agenda.

The induction of Members of the National Assembly of the 13th Parliament kicks off tomorrow and is scheduled to run through the week.

The exercise which involves taking the legislators through the operations and procedures of the House, is geared towards equiping them with tools to effectively execute their mandate.