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𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 π’π“π€ππƒπˆππ† π‚πŽπŒπŒπˆπ“π“π„π„ 𝐎𝐍 π…πˆππ€ππ‚π„ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 πŒπ„π„π“π’ πŠπ‘π€

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget chaired by Mandera Senator Ali Roba, earlier today held a meeting with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Rispah Simiyu to look into various queries that had been raised by senators.

Issues raised include suspension of tax relief by Senator Crystal Asige as well as allegations of unsettled and unremitted statutory PAYE deductions for staff in county assemblies.

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 πƒπ„π•πŽπ‹π”π“πˆπŽπ π‚πŽπŒπŒπˆπ“π“π„π„ 𝐏𝐔𝐓𝐒 π†πŽπ•π„π‘ππŽπ‘ π‹π„ππŠπ” π“πŽ π“π€π’πŠ πŽπ•π„π‘ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐃 πŒπˆπ’π€πππ‘πŽππ‘πˆπ€π“πˆπŽπ πŽπ… 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐒 πŒπ„π€ππ“ π…πŽπ‘ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π„π—ππ€ππ’πˆπŽπ πŽπ… 𝐓𝐇𝐄 πŠπ€π‰πˆπ€πƒπŽ

The Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, chaired by Wajir Senator Mohamed Abbas, has today put Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku to task over the alleged misuse of a Kshs63 million World Bank grant to expand the Kajiado Municipality Market. 

This comes after Kajiado Municipality Clothes Market Traders drew the attention of the Senate, through a petition to the August House, that the County Government of Kajiado had misappropriated funds meant to refurbish and expand the market by scaling down the amenities that were intended and budgeted for.

πŒππ’ πŒπ€πŠπ„ ππŽπ‹πƒ π‘π„π‚πŽπŒπŒπ„ππƒπ€π“πˆπŽππ’ π“πŽ π‘π„π•πŽπ‹π”π“πˆπŽππˆπ™π„ πŠπ„ππ˜π€'𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐑 πˆππƒπ”π’π“π‘π˜

A Parliamentary Committee has recommended the introduction of a 4% Sugar Development Levy to bolster cane development and revitalize Kenya's ailing sugar industry.

In a recent session led by Hon. Dr. John Mutunga, Chairperson of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Members of Parliament (MPs) engaged with representatives from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and the Sugar Directorate to discuss the Sugar Bill 2023.

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