Senate Speaker the Rt. Hon. Amason Jeffah Kingi, EGH, Mp today attended a briefing on the National Prayer Breakfast meeting slated for Wednesday June 7, 2023.

The meeting that took place at State House was convened by President William Ruto ahead of the annual event that will take place at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.

The National Prayer Breakfast according to the organizers is aimed at offering a platform for Kenyans to come together, reflect and pray for the national unity and progress of the country.

The senator for Meru County , Sen. Kathuri Murungi seeks for statement from the standing committee on Education on the alarmingly high transfer of teachers at KK Mukalamatu Primary School in Karama Ward,Tigania East Constituency and other schools in Meru County.

In the statement the Senator want the committee to;

1. State the reasons for the high number of transfers sought by teachers in schools in Meru County, particularly at KK Mukalamatu Primary School in Karama Ward in Tigania East Constituency;

The Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Education Hon. Ezekiel Machogu has today informed the Senate that his Ministry is doing all it can to ensure Mukumu Girls High School becomes among the top ten schools in the country.

While appearing before the August House for his inaugural question time, CS Machogu

informed the Honorable Senators that his Ministry’s quality assurance team has already undertaken an assessment of the school and provided specific recommendations to guide the school’s management, which the Ministry will duly implement. 

Senate Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources led by Taita -Taveta Senator Johnes Mwaruma met today to deliberate on Petition to the Senate by Mbogo’s Family of Mbari ya Mbogo concerning forgery, perjury and Illegal alienation of LR NO. 7153/1,7153/2,7153/ R also known as LR. 12825 located in Kasarini Estate, Kiambu County.

Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs, Hon. Salim Mvurya has defended the Bandari Maritime Academy's (BMA) role in the Senate. The discussions revolved around the Academy's transformative impact on maritime training, its success in placing graduates in global job markets, and its part in the government's commitment to train a significant number of seafarers annually. The session reaffirmed BMA's crucial role in advancing Kenya's Blue Economy and driving national economic growth.