The Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism met today to consider Memoranda submitted by the Central Organization of Hawkers Association of Kenya on the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill, 2023 (Senate Bill No. 41 of 2023). 

The Senate has resumed its sittings this Tuesday 13, February 2024 after a long recess.

During today`s sitting members deliberated and endorsed a list of the Senators who will serve on the Senate House Committee that is tasked with the mandate of planning all House Businesses in the Third Session.

The Lawmakers contributed to the motion of approval that was moved by the Senate Majority Leader and Kericho County Senator Aaron Cheruiyot.

Today the Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee held a meeting with Kitui County Executive to scrutinize the Auditor General's report on Kitui County Empowerment Fund. 

The Governor for Kitui County, H.E. Dr. Julius Malombe appeared before the Committee to respond to the issues raised by the Auditor-General on the financial statements of the aforementioned fund.

The Senate County Public Investment and Special Funds Committee today held a meeting with the County Executive of Nandi to interrogate reports of the Auditor-General on the financial statements of the Nandi County Education Fund; the Nandi County Executive Car Loan and Mortgage Scheme Fund; and the Nandi County Emergency Fund for the years ended 30th June 2020, 30th June 2021, and 30th June 2022 

The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Compensation of the Kenyan Victims of the 1998 Bombing of the United States of America Embassy in Nairobi has today considered and adopted its report. 

This comes after the Senator Agnes Kavindu-led Committee held sittings with the victims, lawyers and representatives of the victims, Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Cabinet Secretary for Health, and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. 

Senate Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism held a meeting today to consider Ministerial Responses on Statements requested by Sen. David Wakoli and Sen. Prof. Tom Ojienda, SC.

The Bungoma County Senator had requested to know the management structure of the Metropolitan National Sacco Ltd, listing all branches of the Sacco in the country; details of officials of the Sacco at national level; and when the Annual General Meeting of the Sacco was last held tabling the minutes of the meeting.