In a comprehensive briefing before the Senate Standing Committee on Roads, the Ministry of Roads and Transport laid bare a sweeping vision to transform Kenya’s transport sector through bold policies, landmark infrastructure projects, and a deliberate shift toward sustainability, technological innovation, and regional integration.

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has formally responded to the Standing Committee on Energy over the reported curtailment of geothermal power generation between July and December 2024. The statement comes in the wake of growing public and parliamentary concern regarding Kenya’s energy mix, renewable investments, and increasing reliance on electricity imports.

When the lights go out in Kenya’s counties, it’s not always due to a technical fault, it’s often the result of a deeper, more entrenched problem: a tug-of-war between county governments and the national utility provider, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection’s ambitious labour migration strategy came under intense scrutiny today as Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua appeared before the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to defend his ministry’s handling of overseas job recruitment. The session, chaired by Sen Julius Murgor (West Pokot), laid bare systemic weaknesses that continue to hinder thousands of job-seekers from accessing employment abroad.

A decade after an oil spillage from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) devastated Thange Village, residents of Makueni County are still grappling with its devastating environmental and health consequences.

The spillage, which occurred on May 12, 2015, was attributed to a suspected leak along the Mombasa-Nairobi pipeline. While emergency teams were dispatched to contain and clean up the spill, by June 15 of the same year, petroleum traces had already contaminated the Thange River in Kibwezi East Constituency.

The Senate’s County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee spent a full Thursday in Kwale County and learned that although verbal assurances and tidy paperwork sounded convincing, things on the ground are different. Led by Committee Chair Senator Godfrey Osotsi, alongside Senators Eddy Oketch, Agnes Kavindu, Peris Tobiko, Beth Syengo, Hamida Kibwana, William Kisang, Raphael Chimera, and George Mbugua, the visit highlighted glaring gaps in project completion and functionality.