President Uhuru Kenyatta this afternoon delivered his Seventh State of the Nation Address with a strong urge to political leaders in the legislature and across the country not to let their guard down in the fight against Covid-19. 

The Senate, which is a bastion of tradition by merit of being a House of Parliament that follows Commonwealth customs and practices, paved way for sharp departure, Tuesday after Speaker Kenneth Lusaka ruled in favour of donning cultural attire.

The Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka has termed the High Court Judgment on Constitutional Petition 284 of 2019 as a “landmark ruling” that not only reaffirms constitutionalism and the rule of law in Kenya, but also the role of the Senate in devolution.
Addressing the House by way of Communication from the Chair after a three-week recess, Speaker Lusaka noted that the judgment by the three-judge bench has far-reaching implications on the legislative business of the Senate.

The Management of the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) violated the Public Procurement Act in all material aspects, the Senate Joint Committee on Health and Adhoc Committee on COVID-19 heard, Wednesday.

The Special Committee on the Proposed Removal from Office of the Governor of Kirinyaga County chaired by Sen Cleophas Malala ended its two-day hearing on Wednesday evening having heard from three witnesses presented by the Governor’s Counsel and Closing Arguments from both sides.

The conclusion of hearings sets the stage for preparation of the Special Report and its tabling at a Special Sitting of the Senate which has been appointed to be Friday 26^th June, through Gazette Notice by the Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Kenneth Lusaka.

The Special Committee on the Removal from Office, by impeachment, of the Governor of Kirinyaga County chaired by Sen Cleophas Malalah, Tuesday began hearings to make a determination on the charges leveled against her by the County Assembly of Kirinyaga.