Earlier today, Senate committee on energy held a meeting with to consider the pre-publication scrutiny on the Local Content Bill, 2023. (Committee Paper No. 38) and review the progress on the inquiry into the high cost of electricity in Kenya. 

The committee heard that the Senate Committee on Energy is established under standing order 228 (3) of the Senate Standing Orders and is mandated to consider all matters related to fossil fuels exploration, development, production, maintenance and regulation of energy.

Today, the Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds, chaired by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, held a meeting scheduled with George Natembeya and Kenneth Lusaka, the Governors of Trans Nzoia and Bungoma Counties respectively. The meeting aimed to address concerns arising from the Auditor General's Report, scrutinising the financial statements of the Nzoia Water Services Company Limited, spanning from 2018 to 2021.

The Senate Special Committee on the proposed removal from office by impeachment of the Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol held a meeting today ahead of the hearings that begin this Wednesday morning.

Members adopted the programme that will be followed during the hearings scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday.

Kajiado County Assembly appeared today before Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) led by Nandi County Senator Samson Cherarkey to respond to the report by the Auditor General for the Year ended 30th June, 2020.

The Auditor General affirmed to the Committee that audit queries on variance between financial statements and IFMIS figures, Inaccuracies in cash equivalents and fixed asset register where resolved.

"Mr. Paul Mackenzie teachings were not on air on Times TV. The stations aired content of Pastor Odero who is the proprietor of World Evangelism TV" said Ezra Chiloba, Director General, Communications Authority. 

The Senate County Public Accounts Committee led by the Vice Chairperson Sen. Samson Cherarkey today met Embu County Assembly executive to consider the Assembly’s Auditor General’s Report for the FY 2019/2020.