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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 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...

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...

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...

Senator Chute raises concerns on the outbreak of Kala-Azar in Marsabit County

Senator Chute raises concerns on the outbreak of Kala-Azar in Marsabit County๐๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“.Rising pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1), Marsabit County Senator Mohamed Chute has sought a statement from the StandingCommittee on Health regarding...

Senator Ojienda demands answers on Judiciary crisis and data breach

Senator Ojienda demands answers on Judiciary crisis and data breach๐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Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Senator (Prof.) Tom Ojienda (Kisumu) has raised concerns over tensions between the Judiciary and legal professionals, calling on the Senate Committee on Justice, Leg...

Senator Miraj seeks answers from the Kenya Revenue Authority on the alleged theft of excise stamps

Senator Miraj seeks answers from the Kenya Revenue Authority on the alleged theft of excise stamps๐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Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“Sen. Miraj Abdulrahman (Nominated) has asked the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to explain the alleged theft of 9,686,358 excise stamps f...