Senator David Wakoli (Bungoma) has sought a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the status of the Equity Bank (K) Limited Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) scheme.

In the Statement, the Committee should provide a list of the trustees currently managing the Equity Bank Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) scheme, explaining how they were appointed; Committee should also provide an annual breakdown of the number of employees who have joined as well as those who have opted out of the ESOP scheme from 2005 to date.

Embu County Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi is seeking a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the dualling of the Makutano-Mwea-Embu-Chuka-Meru road, classified as Class B6, covering a distance of 169 kilometres.

The Senate Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has instructed Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya to appear before it next week to explain the alledged loss of public funds. 

This comes after it emerged that the county lost Ksh1.3 million through collection of revenue using an illegal paybill number 770478 while the Committee was conducting an inquiry into the status of IFMIS and other county revenue management system in the county. 

The Senate Finance and Budget Committee jointly with the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning, today held a joint approval hearing for Central Bank of Kenya Deputy Governor Nominee Mr. Gerald Arita Nyaoma.

While introducing himself to the joint committee, the nominee said “When Safaricom Limited was introducing M-Pesa in Kenya, Michael Joseph first met me in Central Bank of Kenya and I issued Safaricom with interim license to roll out mobile banking, I take that as an achievement that helped Kenya to open up financial inclusivity.”

The Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Opiyo Wandayi, today appeared Senate Standing Committee on Energy to deliberate on the rationale behind KETRACO-Adani projects.

The committee also discussed the issue of exclusion from the National Grid of regions that are historically marginalised Counties such as Wajir, Marsabit, Mandera, and Turkana which comprise nearly 80% of Kenya’s land mass but which remain unconnected to the national grid.