The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget has granted Migori County seven days to align its procurement compliance records with those of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA).

Committee Chairperson and Mandera Senator Ali Roba noted that while written responses were presented, the supporting documentation was only delivered this morning, preventing prior interrogation by the committee and the regulatory authority. 

Nairobi City County has outlined the legislative, policy and operational measures it has put in place to strengthen firefighting and disaster management in its final response to the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations.

Responding to the Committee’s inquiry into firefighting and disaster management by devolved governments, the County outlined reforms aimed at enhancing disaster preparedness, emergency response, resilience and inter agency coordination.

The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, chaired by Wajir Senator Mohamed Abbas, has put the Meru County Executive on the hot seat over major administrative gaps, budget opacity, and delayed operationalization of its municipal structures.

​Appearing before the committee at Parliament Buildings earlier today, Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma faced questions from Senators regarding compliance with the Public Finance Management Act and the Urban Areas and Cities Act.

The Senate Standing Committee on Health invites members of the public and stakeholders to submit written memoranda on *The Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill, 2025 (National Assembly Bills No. 41 of 2025).*

The Senate Standing Committee on Education, Chaired by Sen. Betty Montet, today continued its nationwide inquiry into the implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) by meeting H.E. Andrew Katuu Mwadime, Governor of Taita Taveta County, and his County Executive Team at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi.

The government has defended its handling of missing children cases, telling Senators that existing child protection and law enforcement systems are working in tandem even as lawmakers questioned data inconsistencies, staffing shortages and delays in establishing a unified national database.

The inquiry followed a Statement sought by Sen Hamida Kibwana on the floor of the Senate over what she described as the alarming rise in cases of missing children across the country.