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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...

Senatorย Cherarkey decries increase inย hooliganism operating within county offices in various counties across the country

Senator Cherarkey decries increase in hooliganism operating within county offices in various counties across the country 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Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen. Samson Cherarkey (Nandi) has decried the rising cases of hooliganism operating within county off...
March 5, 2025 Read more->

Statement on theย gazettement of domesticated water buffalo as a food animal

Statement on the gazettement of domesticated water buffalo as a food animal๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.Nominated Senator Catherine Mumma is seeking a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the gazettement ...
March 5, 2025 Read more->

Senator Mumma urges integration of sports into CBC and faster health insurance payments

Senator Mumma urges integration of sports into CBC and faster health insurance payments๐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 Catherine Mumma has called on the Senate to push for the integration of sports and talent development into the Competency-Based Curriculum (CB...
March 5, 2025 Read more->

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->