The Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, chaired by Wajir Senator Sheikh Mohamed Abass, had a busy agenda, handling multiple inquiries, processing several statements, and reviewing various Bills.

The Committee held 32 sittings, between April and August 2024, in which it addressed various activities related to its mandate.

Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, Hon. John Mbadi has told the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing that Adani Airport Holdings Limited submitted a Privately Initiated Proposal (PIP) to KAA in line with Section 40(1) of the PPP Act, 2021 and paid USD 50,000 appraisal fee as set in law.

This was in relation to a PIP submitted to the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) by Adani Airports for the development and expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

During the consideration of the supplementary estimates for the year 2024 for PAP by the Committee on Monetary and Financial Affairs, Senator Mungatana(Kenya), questioned why the AU budget was not being scrutinised by the representatives of the people of Africa, contrary to the the Constitutive Act of AU, the Protocol amending the Constitutive Act and the Rules of Procedure of PAP. 

He said that it was unfortunate that only the PAP budget was being brought before the committee for consideration and not all other organs of the AU as should be the case.

The 12th Annual Conference of Speakers of African National and Regional Parliaments is underway in Midrand Johannesburg. 

Kenyan Delegation was led by Hon. Amason Kingi EGH, Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. 

In his speech, Hon Speaker regretted the fact that the facility set up for making the platform for trade between African States was mainly funded from sources outside Africa. He called upon Africa to commit financially to making the AFCFTA work.

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare today rejected a proposal from Solicitor General, Hon. Shadrack Mose to form an inter-ministerial committee aimed at resolving the prolonged compensation dispute involving former employees of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC). 

The proposal, put forward by Hon. Mose, sought to involve the Ministries of Agriculture, Cooperatives and the National Treasury to audit and validate claims made by the ex-workers, many of whom were dismissed over two decades ago.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recommended charges against Judy Chepchirchir, Director of First Choice Recruitment and Consultancy Agency, for obtaining money by false pretences. The move follows widespread allegations of fraud, with over 5,000 young people claiming they were defrauded by the agency in a scheme promising overseas job placements, particularly in the run-up to the 2022 Qatar World Cup.