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CS Murkomen pushes for paramilitary training, stronger legal protection for Serjeant-at- arms

Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen has called for reforms to strengthen the security apparatus of legislative institutions, enhanced training and legal protections for Serjeant at Arms, citing the 2024 invasion of Parliament as a turning point.Speaking during the 3rd National Conference of Serjeant-at-Arms, CS Murkomen described the invasion of Parliament on June 25, 2024, as a defining moment that exposed vulnerabilities within Kenyaโ€™s democratic...

Senator Mundigi demands clarity on stalled Siakago-Kanyuambora road project

Senator Mundigi demands clarity on stalled Siakago-Kanyuambora road project๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen Alexander Mundigi (Embu) has pressed the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing to explain the prolonged delay in tarmacking the Siakago-Sok...
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Senator Kinyua seeks answers on certified seed shortage at Kenya Seed Company

Senator Kinyua seeks answers on certified seed shortage at Kenya Seed Company๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator John Kinyua (Laikipia) has requested a Statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the ongoing sho...
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Senator Hezena urges swift action on Samburu insecurity and wildfires

Senator Hezena urges swift action on Samburu insecurity and wildfires๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Samburu County is grappling with a surge in violent attacks and devastating wildfires, prompting Nominated Senator Hezena Lemaletian to demand immediate government i...
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Senator Chute raises concerns on the status of land ownership and utilization by the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS)

Senator Chute raises concerns on the status of land ownership and utilization by the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS)๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.Marsabit County Senator is seeking a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resour...
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Senate grills CS Eric Murithi Mugaa on Thwake Dam delays and PAPS compensation

Senate grills CS Eric Murithi Mugaa on Thwake Dam delays and PAPS compensation๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“The Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation, Eng. Eric Murithi Mugaa has reappeared before the Senate to address questions from Senators af...
March 20, 2025 Read more->

Defence CS responds to Senate concerns on the role of KDF in internal security

Defence CS responds to Senate concerns on the role of KDF in internal security ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya today appeared before the Senate to respond to a series of questions concerning the Kenya Defence Forces' (KDF) ...
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Senator Kavindu questions the operations of the Social Health Authority conducted by private individuals

Senator Kavindu questions the operations of the Social Health Authority conducted by private individuals ๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen. Agnes Kavindu (Machakos) has questioned the operations of the Social Health Authority being conducted by private individu...
March 19, 2025 Read more->

Senator Ojienda demands answers on transfer of County functions, state of rice farming and revitalisation of Kisumu Port

Senator Ojienda demands answers on transfer of County functions, state of rice farming and revitalisation of Kisumu Port๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen (Prof) Tom Ojienda (Kisumu) has called for clarity from the relevant Senate committees on critical issues affectin...
March 19, 2025 Read more->

Senator Chute seeks clarity on key national issues

Senator Chute seeks clarity on key national issues๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator Mohamed Chute (Marsabit) has raised several critical national concerns in the Senate, seeking clarity from various committees on issues affecting the country. The Senator has reque...
March 19, 2025 Read more->