The Senate is set to commence impeachment proceedings against Kericho County Governor Dr Erick Kipkoech Mutai this Monday, 14th October 2024. The Senators will be tasked with determining the validity of various charges brought against Governor Mutai, including gross violations of the Constitution, abuse of office and gross misconduct.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will face the full House of the Senate as he fights attempts to remove him from office through impeachment.

Speaker Amason Kingi ruled Wednesday that the trial for the removal of the Deputy President will be conducted by the plenary after a motion to establish an 11-member special was withdrawn for lack of a seconder.

Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot had the moved the motion but the deputy Majority Whip Edwin Sifuna refused to second the motion when called upon, forcing the Speaker to withdraw the motion.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Water Sector Trust Fund (WSTF), Mr. Willis Ombai, has informed the Senate Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources that the WaterFund has signed projects valued at Ksh. 13.3 billion with various water service providers. This update was provided during discussions on the status of projects implemented by the Fund.

Speaker Amason Kingi has set Monday, October 14 and Tuesday, October 15, 2024 as the date that the House will conduct the trial of Kericho Governor Eric Mutai to determine whether allegations levelled against him by the County Assembly are substantiated.

The Speaker made the ruling after an attempt by Minority Whip Edwin Sifuna to move the motion that should have seen the formation of an 11-member Special Committee fell through for lack of a seconder.

Standing Committee on Energy held a meeting to to consider the alleged irregularities in the

construction of Line 5 (Mombasa-Nairobi) Pipeline. 

The expected government officials to appear before the committee were Cabinet Secretary for Treasury, John Mbadi and Kenya Pipeline Managing Director, the Auditor General; and the Director General,Public ProcurementRegulatory Authority(PPRA). 

Managing Director of Kenya Pipeline, Joe Sang sent apologies since he had travelled to Saudi Arabia on official duty. 

Kenya Airways Chief Executive Officer Mr. Allan Kilavuka appeared before the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing chaired by Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thangwa.

Meeting with management of Kenya Airways (KQ) was to deliberate on the status of the revitalization plan for Kenya Airways dubbed *__Project Kifaru_*

Mr. Kilavuka expressed optimism that the national carrier is soaring higher and higher going by the fact that Kenya Airways made an operating profit of Ksh. 10.5 billion in the year ending December, 2023.