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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 Tabitha Mutinda calls for inquiry into sexual harassment and discrimination atย KUDHEIHA

Senator Tabitha Mutinda calls for inquiry into sexual harassment and discrimination at KUDHEIHA๐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ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator Tabitha Mutinda has urged the Senate to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination within the...
March 5, 2025 Read more->

Senator James Lomenen calls for clarification on the construction and upgrade of roads in Turkana County

Senator James Lomenen calls for clarification on the construction and upgrade of roads in Turkana County๐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…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen. James Lomenen has requested a Statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation, and Housing rega...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Senator Samson Cherarkey seeks clarification on altercation at JKIA

Senator Samson Cherarkey seeks clarification on altercation at JKIA๐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…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen. Samson Cherarkey has called for a Statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization, and Tourism regarding a heated verbal exchange and a...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Senator Githuku demands enhanced ECDE and TVET reforms

Senator Githuku demands enhanced ECDE and TVET reforms๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Rising on the floor of the Senate to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education, Lamu County Senator Joseph Githuku demanded a detailed account of the status of Earl...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Sen Ogolla raises alarm over Public Servantsโ€™ salaries violating one-third rule

Sen Ogolla raises alarm over Public Servantsโ€™ salaries violating one-third rule๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Nominated Senator Beatrice Ogolla has called for urgent intervention to address the growing crisis of public servantsโ€™ salaries falling below the legally m...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Senator Hamida demands transparency in SHA Clinical Officersโ€™ empanelment and NHIF liability statements

Senator Hamida demands transparency in SHA Clinical Officersโ€™ empanelment and NHIF liability statements๐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…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator Hamida Kibwana (Nominated) has sought a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the criteria used by the...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Senator Mundigi seeks answers on Social Health Authority administrative crisis

Senator Mundigi seeks answers on Social Health Authority administrative crisis๐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…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator Alexander Mundigi (Embu) has requested a statement from the Senateโ€™s Standing Committee on Health regarding administrative challenges affecti...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Senator Wambua demands urgent answers on unpaid bills and healthcare crisis in Kitui

Senator Wambua demands urgent answers on unpaid bills and healthcare crisis in Kitui๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌSenator Enoch Wambua (Kitui) has sounded the alarm over deepening financial and healthcare crises in Kitui County, urging the Senate to intervene amid growing concerns over unpaid bills and t...
March 4, 2025 Read more->

Leaders eulogise Sen. Cheptumo as a humble statesman and a uniting force

Leaders eulogise Sen. Cheptumo as a humble statesman and a uniting force๐€๐ˆ๐‚ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Kenyaโ€™s political leadership came together on Thursday to pay tribute to the late Sen. William Cheptumo, remembering him as a statesman whose humility, wisdom and unwav...
March 4, 2025 Read more->