The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, chaired by Kirinyaga County Senator James Kamau Murango, held a meeting today to consider and adopt the matrix on the Cotton Industry Development Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2023, the matrix on the Agriculture and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2023) and the matrix on the Prevention of Livestock and Produce Theft Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No. 12 of 2023).

Senator Samson Cherarkey, Nandi County seeks a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on the planned relaunch of Strategic Food Reserve (SFR), three years after it closed its operations.

The Senator wants the Committee to provide the timeline for operationalization of the Strategic Food Reserve (SFR), stating when the National Treasury will release the KES. 15 Billion needed to revive the programme and further, state the types of food commodities to be included in the programme.

Nandi County Senator, Samson Cherarkey has today sought a Statement in Senate on plans to install Device Management Systems (DMS), A Spyware, on phones.

The Senate Standing Committee chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba held a meeting this Tuesday to deliberate on the Equalization Fund (Administration) Bill.

However the committee unanimously resolved to turn away Nyandarua County Governor Moses Ndirangu Badilisha, Kajiado County Deputy Governor Martin Moshisho and Garissa County Deputy Governor Abdi Dagane who had presented themselves before the committee to make submissions on behalf of the Council of Governors (CoG).