Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism held a hybrid meeting today to consider a Petition and statements before the Committee.

Mr. Nicholas Rono, the Petitioner on a Petition concerning fraudulent shareholding activities and illegal acquisition of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) appeared before Committee to provide additional information on the issues he had raised and to get an update on the current status of his petition.

The Council of Governors has called for harmonization of the delineation of boundaries and management of decentralized units up to the village level to eliminate the parallel administration units of national and county governments.

Appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, Tana River County Governor Dhadho Godhana who is the Chairperson of the Security Committee in the Council said lack of proper delineation of boundaries has caused confusion in operations on the grassroots.

A Parliamentary Committee has spearheaded efforts towards safeguarding public health and consumer protection on food safety. 

Members of the National Assembly are now urging Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as State parastatals responsible for implementing Government road and water projects, to ensure that land availability and compensation for owners are secured before signing any contracts.

This call comes as a result of numerous complaints about the Government's loss of public resources due to contractors charging penalties for idle time during the period they are unable to access designated project sites for road and water infrastructure development.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Energy chaired  by Hon. (Eng). Hon. Vincent Musau (Mwala) continued with a series of meetings with stakeholders with the aim of reviewing the Power Purchase Agreements in order to give Kenyans a reprieve on the high cost of electricity.

The Committee met with representatives from Orpower 4 Inc, Kipeto Energy Limited, Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).

Members of Parliament  are urging the Government to develop a comprehensive policy and allocate sufficient funds to ensure the successful implementation of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

While acknowledging the positive step taken with the introduction of the CBC, the lawmakers emphasized the need for the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to expedite the process of retooling teachers.