The Senate Speaker Rt. Hon. Amason Jeffah Kingi has urged the private sector to proactively explore opportunities arising from climate change to promote sustainable development in Kenya.

In his opening remarks at the Speaker’s Roundtable engagement with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in Mombasa County on Wednesday morning, Speaker Kingi emphasized the importance of exploring opportunities in renewable energy, the carbon market, and green construction.

The Senate Committee on Cohesion, Equal Opportunity, and Regional Integration has urged counties to adhere to the constitutional threshold when hiring staff.

The committee, led by Marsabit Senator Mohamed Said Chute, emphasized that counties must prioritize Kenya's diversity when structuring their staff.

Senator Chute spoke when the Committee visited Lamu County Governor Hon. Issa Timamy in his office to inquire whether the county had upheld equity in its workforce.

The Senate Speaker’s Roundtable is scheduled to begin this Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Mombasa County, with Speaker Amason Jeffah Kingi, EGH, leading the Senate in an engagement with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA).

The Senate Committees on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights, co-chaired by Senators Mohamed Abass and Raphael Chimera, convened today to deliberate on a petition submitted by Mr. Laban Omusundi. The petition addresses the issue of county governments hiring external law firms to represent them in court cases, despite having County Government Attorneys mandated to perform this role.

The Senate Deputy Speaker and Chairperson, Senate Liaison Committee, Senator Kathuri Murungi has urged Governors to prudently utilise funds recently allocated to counties.

The Deputy Speaker said the Senate played a crucial role in ensuring that counties received Kshs 400.1 billion up from Kshs 385 billion for the 2024/25 financial year, which he noted, was the highest amount of shareable revenue since the advent of devolution.

The 17^th Meeting of the Bureau of East African Community (EAC) Speakers convened in Nairobi on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

The gathering brought together regional Speakers, united in their pursuit of integration, cooperation and shared prosperity.