The Senate Standing Committee on Energy has launched a formal inquiry into the controversial handover of a 30,000-metric-tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage facility in Mombasa to Nigerian firm Asharami Synergy Ltd. 

The move has raised major concerns about transparency, legality, and the sidelining of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), which had originally been tasked with developing the project.

The Senate has proceeded on recess from Thursday, 12th June 2025, and will resume sittings on Tuesday, 8th July 2025.

During this period, there will be no plenary sittings in the Senate Chamber. However, Senators will continue to carry out their legislative and oversight responsibilities through committee work, public engagements, and constituency-related activities.

The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Hon. Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen, appeared before the Senate plenary to respond to a statement sought by Senator Eddy Oketch (Migori) regarding the death of Mr. Albert Omondi Ojwang while in police custody.

A long-running land dispute in Siaya County has escalated to the national stage, with the Senate and the Office of the Ombudsman now involved in a case that pits a local resident, Mr. Francis Otieno Otieno, against the County Government of Siaya over alleged destruction of sugarcane crops.

The Senate Committee on Roads chairman, Sen. Eddy Oketch implored, “This is a serious matter and we should find solution since the Governor is in this meeting.”

The Standing Committee on Finance and Budget has hailed Kisii County Governor Simba Arati for paying all verified pending bills. 

This development comes after the Committee learnt that the County Executive of Kisii formed a Pending Bills Committee in November 2022 to review outstanding obligations for the 2021/2022 Financial Year. 

This committee verified the claims and found Kshs231,443,172 eligible bills, which have since been fully settled, and declared Kshs1,071,435,683 ineligible due to non-compliance and lack of supporting documentation. 

The Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation, chaired by Senator Mwenda Gataya (Tharaka Nithi) convened on Thursday to deliberate on key sets of regulations published by the Ministry of Health, the Social Health Insurance (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (Legal Notice No. 55 of 2025) and the Social Health Insurance (Tariffs for Healthcare Services) Regulations, 2025 (Legal Notice No. 56 of 2025).