Earlier today, the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism led by the Vice- Chair, Sen. Esther Okenyuri met today to consider Legal Briefs on the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill, Senate Bill No.9 of 2022 and the Start-up Bill, 2022 (Senate Bill No. 14 of 2022). 

Sponsored by Senator Crystal Asige, the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill, 2022 seeks to establish uniform framework which will form the basis of licensing processes in counties. 

Following the Gazette Notice No. 2641 Dated 27th February, 2023, whereby the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, PhD, C.G.H., appointed Mr. Bethuel Sugut (Nominated by Parliamentary Service Commission), Ms. Novince Euralia Atieno (Nominated by Parliamentary Service Commission), Ms. Charity S. Kisotu (Nominated by Public Service Commission), Mr. Evans Misati James (Nominated by Political Parties Liaison Committee), Mr. Benson Ngugi Njeri (Nominated by The Law Society of Kenya), Dr.

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has advised the business community to constantly engage parliament and ensure laws enacted are friendly to businesses.

In the absence of such engagement, he note that there is a likelihood that laws passed will nor address the concerns of the people.

"Through such engagements, we as the Senate shall harvest the technical knowledge that will enrich legislation andensures issues of concerns are brought to the fore and addressed," said Speaker Kingi.

Speaker Amason Kingi has hailed the diplomatic relationship between Kenya and The Gambia.

Speaker Kingi said The Gambia has been a wonderful friend to Kenya and that the two countries have share close ties for many years.

"Kenya believes in exchanging ideas and building partnerships," Speaker Kingi said.

He was speaking when he hosted a delegation MPs from The Gambia who are in Kenya for a benchmarking tour.

The team is led by Mr Fabakary Tombong Jatta who is the Speaker of National Assembly of the Gambia.

The Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has said that the delay by National Treasury to disburse funds to counties and inadequate allocation for devolved functions remain the biggest threats to Devolution.

The Speaker called for a robust engagement between the Council of Governors, National Treasury and Parliament on how disbursements can be improved to hasten service delivery to counties.

A Gambian delegation, led by Gambian National Assembly Speaker Hon. Fabakary Tombong Jatta, Minority Leader Hon. Alhagie Darboe, and House Clerk Mr. Momodou Sise, has arrived in Kenya for a week-long study tour of the Kenyan Parliament. The delegation aims to learn from the Kenyan bicameral Parliament's legislative and administrative processes.