The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning chaired by Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo) held a meeting with two Members of Parliament who have sponsored two of the nine legislative proposals currently under consideration by the Committee.

First to appear before the Committee was Hon. Yusuf Farah (Wajir West) who is proposing to amend the Banking Act to empower the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to make a regulatory framework for Islamic Banking.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Gladys Boss led the Kenyan Delegation attending the 18th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) African Region held in Yaounde, Cameroon.

The 18th Conference of Speakers and presiding officers of the Commonwealth African Region of 2023 was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Cameroon Mr. Joseph Ngute on behalf of the President His Excellency President Paul Biya.

The Commissioner of Cooperative Development Mr. David Obonyo and Mr. Peter Wanjohi (Drumvale Farmers Cooperative Society liquidator) appeared before Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism today to appraise the Committee on various unclear matters in the Petition regarding liquidation of Drumvale Farmers Cooperative Society in Machakos County. 

Taita Taveta Senator Johnes Mwaruma, is seeking a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Renounces regarding the status of adjudication of Kaloleni Majengo Settlement Scheme in Voi Subcounty, Taita Taveta County.

Senator Mwaruma in his Statement wants the Committee to update the Senate on the Land adjudication process; Committee to State the reasons for the abandonment of the adjudication process.

The National Government owes constituency NG-CDF Boards across the country a total of over Kshs.600 million. This was revealed in a report by the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Board on status of receipts and disbursement as at July 7th 2023.

These monies have not been disbursed to the Constituency NG-CDF Boards from the Financial Year 2015/2016 to 2021/2022.

According to the report, 32 constituencies have not received their allocations amounting to Kshs.299,222,913.