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𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐊𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐔 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐊𝐀'𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒

The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations held a session with the Governor of Kiambu County earlier today to deliberate on the municipality of Thika’s application for elevation to city status. 

During the session, Governor Kimani Wamatangi outlined the County’s justification for the application, emphasizing Thika’s financial viability, governance structures, and the capacity to deliver services required of a city.

𝐂𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐀 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐈 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒

Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs, Hon. Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, appeared before the Senate to respond to inquiries posed by Senator Prof. Margaret Kamar regarding the ongoing liquidation process of the Moi University Savings and Credit Society (MUSCO).

 

BUNGE FC MAKES COURTESY CALL TO HARAMBEE STARS AHEAD OF CHAN; OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT, 1M KES TOKEN

Kenya’s Parliament Football Club (Bunge FC) led by team Captain Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amolo today undertook a courtesy visit to the National Football Team (Harambee Stars) in training. The delegation of MPs offered words of encouragement, support, and praise to the Stars ahead of the weekend kick-off of CHAN.

“We have come here first as Members of Bunge football club, and second as MPs
to encourage the stars and their technical team.” said Hon. (Dr.) Amolo. 

𝐂𝐒 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒.

The Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has summoned the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury to appear before it, rejecting further representation by junior officials. This follows Tuesday’s session where Principal Secretary Cyrell Wagunda Odede was sent away, with Senators insisting only the CS can address long-standing grievances raised in multiple petitions.