Senator Tabitha Mutinda has sought a statement at Senate regarding the regulation of sand harvesting in Kitui County.

Sen. Hamida Kibwana is seeking a Statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Health regarding the actions being taken by the Ministry of Health to make cancer treatment accessible and affordable in Kenya.

The Senator wants the Committee to state plans the Ministry of Health has made to declare cancer a national disaster in Kenya and allocate sufficient budgetary resources to support cancer awareness, diagnosis and treatment initiatives; and explain interventions that the Ministry of Health has put in place, if any, to subsidize the cost of cancer care and treatment.

The Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism Chaired by Kajiado Senator Lenku Ole Kanar Seki met today to consider a Petition presented to Senate by Sen. Wakili Hillary Sigei on behalf of the Petitioner Mr. Rono Nicholas from Bomet County concerning fraudulent shareholding activities and illegal acquisition of EABL. 

In his Petition the petitioner noted that Kenya Breweries Limited is one of the oldest publicly listed companies in Kenya having been established in the year 1922. 

The Senate Standing Committees on Labour and Social Welfare; and Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Co- chaired by Sen. George Mbugua and Sen. Catherine Mumma respectively, held a joint sitting today with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities to deliberate on Programmes and Services offered by the Council and the actions they are taking towards Disability Mainstreaming. 

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has today requested a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment, and Natural Resources regarding the perennial water shortages in Nairobi City County. 

While requesting the statement on the Floor of the House, the Legislator requested the Committee to state measures taken by the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company Limited to resolve the perennial water shortages experienced in Nairobi City County, particularly in Langata, Embakasi, and the Central Business Centre. 

The Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) has launched a plan aimed at ending the huge backlog of the Auditor General’s reports for the County Governments.

The backlog dates back to five financial years and the committee is wants to clear out and make them real time.

To achieve this, the committee has designed a plan to increase the frequency of its meetings so as to expedite the process.