​The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations today held a meeting with Vihiga County Governor Wilberforce Otichillo to scrutinize the governance, operations, and financial autonomy of the county’s municipalities.

This follows recent findings by the Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee, which revealed that multiple municipalities across the country have been granted charters but remain un-operationalized due to a lack of autonomy from county executives.

Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika is set to be arrested and presented before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations following a resolution passed by members during a meeting held this Monday.

The decision was reached during a sitting chaired by Committee Chairperson Senator Fatuma Dullo (Isiolo), after the Committee accused Governor Kihika of repeatedly ignoring invitations and a summon issued in relation to an ongoing inquiry.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) has held a consultative meeting with officials from the Office of the Registrar of Polical Parties; led by the Registrar Mr. John Lorionokou.

The meeting is in furtherance of ongoing consultative efforts by the Committee to ensure adequate preparation by key stakeholders ahead of next year's General Election.

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation on Friday 12^th June conducted key stakeholder consultations on the National Addressing Bill, 2025, marking a significant legislative step toward transforming Kenya’s fragmented and outdated spatial referencing systems into a unified, digital-ready national addressing framework.

The Rift Valley region has recorded the highest number of illicit alcoholic brews seized in the country between January 2024 and May 2026, according to data presented to the Public Petitions Committee by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Eliud Lagat.

The Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights has on Friday, 11th June 2026 engaged key electoral stakeholders on the state of preparedness and proposed legal reforms ahead of the 2027 General Election.