The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries led by Embu Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi, MP, held a meeting today to consider and adopt the matrix on submissions by the Council of Governors on the Prevention of Livestock and Produce Theft Bill, 2023.

The Bill, which is sponsored by Nandi Senator Samson Cherarkey seeks to provide a framework for the establishment of mechanisms for preventing, combating and eventually eradicating livestock and produce theft.

The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds, today, under the stewardship of Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, deliberated on the Auditor General's report on the financial affairs of the Garissa Water and Sewerage Company Limited for the years 2018 to 2021. Nathif Adan Jama, the Governor of Garissa County, was invited to provide explanations.

Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds, led by Senator Godfrey Osotsi, met with the Nairobi City County Governor, Johnson Sakaja. They discussed several audit queries raised by the Auditor General regarding the Nairobi County Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) during the fiscal years 2018 to 2021.

The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) has said there should be an entity in the Office of Registrar of Societies that will strictly deal with matters faith in term of registration and regulation of religious organisation.

The Council said the office as currently constituted by law is saddled with registration and regulation of many other entities, ranging from sports and welfare associations, making it impossible to monitor and mete out punishment where there is violation.