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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 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...
March 20, 2025 Read more->

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) ...
March 20, 2025 Read more->

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->

Senator Ojienda seeks clarity on SGR extension to Kisumu, illegal sale of Ozempic, and promotion of alternative Sports

Senator Ojienda seeks clarity on SGR extension to Kisumu, illegal sale of Ozempic, and promotion of alternative Sports๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ s๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐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 has requested statements from the relevant Senate committees on key issues affecting Kisumu Cou...
March 14, 2025 Read more->

Senator Chute seeks clarity on Kengen Wind Power Project in Loyangalani

Senator Chute seeks clarity on Kengen Wind Power Project in Loyangalani๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator Mohamed Chute (Marsabit) has sought a statement from the Senate Committee on Energy regarding the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) PLC Wind Powe...
March 14, 2025 Read more->

Have your say on The County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2025)

Reminder!Have your say on The County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2025).Submit your written memoranda to the Clerk of the Senate on or before tomorrow, Friday, 14th March 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
March 13, 2025