KERICHO, 27th October - As the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare embarked on County Visits in the Rift & Nyanza, Senators led by chair Sen Sakaja Johnson called on Kericho Governor, Prof. Paul Chepkwony at the County Government Headquarters before presiding over a meeting in Kericho County Assembly to consider a Petition to the Senate on the remuneration & recruitment of ECD Teachers. 

The Parliament of Kenya is hosting the Fifth Society of Clerks-at-the-Table (SoCATT) Africa Region Professional Development Seminar, 2021 in Nairobi Kenya. The three-day long Seminar, under the theme “Promoting adaptive programming in Parliamentary settings as a response to emergency and emerging global, regional, and National challenges” was officially opened by the National Assembly Speaker Hon Justin Muturi, who is the Chairperson of the CPA Africa Region Executive Committee.

Senate Standing Committee on Devolution chaired by Homabay Senator,Hon. Moses Kajwang today met with Zimbabwe Members of  Parliament to discuss the pros and cons of devolution in Kenya with a view of adopting and recommending best practices to implement in their country. 
The members of portfolio Committee on Local Government,Public works and National housing led by Hon. Miriam Chikukwa were extensively apprised by the Senators on the gains and challenges of Devolution in Kenya since  inception in 2010. 

NAIROBI, 13 October – The Senate Committee on Health has today heard that the NHIF has not
been able to undertake the costs related to COVID-19 management for the current scheme
members due to the enormous financial outlay that would be required.
In a meeting presided by Committee Vice-chair, Sen Mary Seneta and the NHIF led by CEO Dr
Peter Kamunyo, the latter also noted that inasmuch as pandemics aren’t covered in the NHIF
model of operation, the Fund conducts modelling to evaluate possible value addition that they
may offer members.

Pursuant to its Legislative Calendar, the Senate, on 5th August, 2021 proceeded for its August Recess and will resume it's plenary sittings on Tuesday 7th September, 2021.

MOMBASA, 11th August – The Senate Committee on Finance and Budget has directed
Treasury CS, Amb Ukur Yatani to furnish, within seven days, a schedule of Commercial
External Debt that it has earmarked for retirement.
In a meeting between the Senate Committee and the Treasury on the status of public debt in
Kenya chaired by Sen. Charles Kibiru, the CS reported that retiring debt ‘is a long and
tedious process' and that Treasury had engaged experts to advise on restructuring the loans.