"Over the last two months, the Senate Standing Committee on Energy has been looking into why the cost of electricity continues to be high in this country." Said the Chairperson of Energy Committee, Sen. Wahome Wamatinga.

The Chairperson stated that the inquiry has not only opened the committee's eyes to many things, it has also demystified a lot of myths that were held before. 

The Senators were speaking during Electricity Sector Stakeholder Conference held on 30th June, 2023 in TradeMark Hotel at the Village Market, Kiambu County.

Senate Joint Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources Chaired by Nyandarua Senator John Methu in conjunction with Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing chaired by Kiambu Senator Karungo Thang’wa, visited Nyandarua and Nyeri Counties.

A delegation from the Parliament of Kenya led by Sen. Kathuri Murungi, the Deputy Speaker of the Senate participated in the just concluded 63rd Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly and 43rd Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) - European Union (OACPS-EU) JointParliamentary Assembly (JPA), in Brussels, Belgium.

Earlier today, the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, chaired by Kirinyaga County Senator James Kamau Murango, MP, met to consider the response on a Statement sought by Senator Lenku Kanar Seki, MP on the Restocking and Revitalizing Kenya's Livestock Industry for Economic Stability and Growth by the Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Hon. Mithika Linturi. 

Nairobi County Senator, Edwin Sifuna has sought a Statement from the Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the neglect of the families of the five freedom fighters who were imprisoned in Kapenguria together with the former President, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta during the fight for the country's independence.