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Today, the Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Wakili Hillary Sigei, questioned commissioners from the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) in response to a statement by Senator Hamida Kibwana. This statement raised concerns about gender-based violence in the Kenyan political arena.

The Senate Committee on Information, Communication and Technology has urged county governments to integrate their revenue collection and management systems to be compatible with the national Government’s revenue management system. 

This comes after the Controller of Budget (Dr.) Margaret Nyakang’o informed the Senators that many counties have developed customized revenue management systems through private developers, which aren’t based on the Standard Charts of Accounts and aren’t compatible with the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). 

Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has assured the Senate that the victims of the recent gas explosion in Embakasi, Nairobi, will receive compensation. 

The CS told Members of Energy Committee that the matter of compensation of the victims is under consideration but cautioned that the matter could be delayed because disaster management is not under is docket.

The Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights, led by Senator Wakili Hillary Sigei of Bomet, has begun deliberations on a major Conflict of Interest Bill (2023). The bill, introduced by National Assembly Majority Leader Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah, was passed by the National Assembly and sent to the Senate for further consideration.

The Government takes into consideration a mix of skills and competencies when making appointments for individuals to serve in the Boards of Sugar factories, a Cabinet Secretary has told Senate.

Mr Mithika Linturi, the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, told the lawmakers that the recruitment of managing directors is guided by the approved human resource instruments of the respective sugar factories.