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.

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The Senate, through the Senate Liaison Office, in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), recently concluded a series of follow-up visits to ten County Assemblies including; Kisumu, Nyamira, Kisii, Vihiga, Kakamega, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia and Siaya between the 23rd and 27th of September, 2024.

These visits aimed to support the continued use and enhancement of the County Legislation Tracker (CLT) system, launched in October 2023 last year to streamline legislative processes and promote transparency across all 47 counties.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has intensified its investigation into the alleged job scam involving First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency, ordering the arrest of its Director, Judy Chepchirchir.

The proposal for her arrest, made by Sen Alexander Mundigi (Embu), was seconded by Sen Mohammed Faki (Mombasa), who also recommended that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) initiate criminal proceedings against Chepchirchir for defying the Committee’s summons.