In a significant move to tackle fiscal indiscipline and enhance transparency in Kenya’s devolved units, a Senate Committee is pushing for immediate, unrestricted, and real-time access to all commercial bank accounts operated by county governments.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Thursday put the management of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) on the spot over the collapse of its staff retirement benefits scheme, which has left retirees and soon-to-retire employees in financial distress.

Appearing before the committee chaired by Ag. Chair Sen. (Rtd) Justice Stewart Madzayo (Kilifi), Vice-Chancellor Prof. Benedict Mutua was pressed to explain how deductions were made for years without being remitted to the pension scheme.

The National Assembly has called for the expedited extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), citing its immense contribution to Kenya’s economy and livelihoods.

In a Motion sponsored by Hon. Jane Kagiri (Laikipia) and supported across the political divide, Members underscored the importance of AGOA in boosting exports, creating employment, and sustaining social development.

The National Assembly has been petitioned to amend the Consumer Protection Act, Cap 501, to formally codify the 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦, a safeguard intended to protect borrowers from paying interest that exceeds the original loan principal.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetang’ula informed the House of a petition from Mr. Allen Waiaki Kishore, a Senior Counsel with Mwai & Allen Advocates.

Former employees of the former Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC), who have spent nearly three decades fighting for unpaid benefits, were handed a rare glimmer of hope on Tuesday after Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs Development, Wycliffe Oparanya, committed to a firm timeline to resolve their claims.

The Senate resumes its sittings this Tuesday, 23rd September 2025, stepping back into the limelight with a packed agenda that promises to shape the future of devolution and parliamentary democracy in Kenya. During the recess, the House reconvened for a special week-long sitting to debate the Motion on the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Kericho County Governor, Dr. Erick Mutai.