The Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi has called for stronger collaboration between the Executive and Parliament to enhance efficiency in legislative business and improve service delivery to Kenyans.

In a message delivered by the Principal Secretary for the State Department for Parliamentary Affairs, CPA Aurelia Rono during the Senate Liaison Committee Retreat in Mombasa County, PCS Mudavadi emphasised the need to deepen institutional coordination, noting that the forum was critical in strengthening governance systems.

The Clerk of the Senate and Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Commission, Mr Jeremiah Nyegenye has reaffirmed the Parliamentary Officers’ commitment to supporting Senators in effectively discharging their constitutional mandate, pledging continued technical and administrative assistance to strengthen the work of committees.

Speaking at the opening of the Senate Liaison Committee Working Retreat in Mombasa, Mr Nyegenye said the forum was crucial for reviewing the performance of committees during the Fourth Session and for charting the way forward.

The Senate has reaffirmed its position that Governors will be required to appear before its Committees to respond to audit queries raised by the Office of the Auditor General.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on Tuesday held a high-level engagement with the Portfolio Committee on Social Development of the Limpopo Legislature, South Africa, during a benchmarking visit focused on tackling gender-based violence (GBV), femicide and strengthening social protection systems.

The visiting delegation led by Hon. Simon Mathe, who stated that the team was in Kenya to learn from the country’s policy approaches, institutional frameworks and practical interventions aimed at addressing GBV and related crimes.

The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is this week set to undertake public participation on two crucial Bills starting tomorrow. 

Among the two is the 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 which seeks to provide a legal framework for the establishment and the management of the Sovereign Wealth Fund. 

The Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration, and Agriculture (PICSSAA) is set to recommend to the House that comprehensive forensic audit of the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) be carried out. 

The decision follows a rigorous review of the Auditor General’s reports, which revealed massive breaches of fiduciary duty and systemic malpractices spanning over 14 years.