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𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐒 𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐀 𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝟓% 𝐏𝐖𝐃 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐀

The Senate engaged the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Dr. Alfred Mutua, on his ministry’s efforts to implement the constitutional requirement that at least five per cent of public service positions be reserved for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Senators raised concerns over the removal of the Disability Mainstreaming Indicator from government performance contracting guidelines, a decision that has drawn significant public and legislative attention.

 

𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐓𝐇, 𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐌’𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃

The Hansard Association of Kenya (HAK) has received praise for its significant contribution to the development of hansard officers within both national and county legislatures.

Speaking during the closing ceremony of HAK's week-long conference, the Deputy Clerk of the Senate, Ms. Eunice Gichangi, acknowledged the Association's substantial progress in its own growth and the advancement of its members.

𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

In a comprehensive briefing before the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, the Ministry of Roads and Transport laid bare a sweeping vision to transform Kenya’s transport sector through bold policies, landmark infrastructure projects, and a deliberate shift toward sustainability, technological innovation, and regional integration.

 

𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐘

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has formally responded to the Standing Committee on Energy over the reported curtailment of geothermal power generation between July and December 2024. The statement comes in the wake of growing public and parliamentary concern regarding Kenya’s energy mix, renewable investments, and increasing reliance on electricity imports.

 

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬: 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐏𝐋𝐂 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥

When the lights go out in Kenya’s counties, it’s not always due to a technical fault, it’s often the result of a deeper, more entrenched problem: a tug-of-war between county governments and the national utility provider, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).