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𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐁𝐊, 𝐂𝐎𝐁, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑-𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋

In a significant move to tackle fiscal indiscipline and enhance transparency in Kenya’s devolved units, a Senate Committee is pushing for immediate, unrestricted, and real-time access to all commercial bank accounts operated by county governments.

 

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐔𝐊 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒

The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Thursday put the management of the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) on the spot over the collapse of its staff retirement benefits scheme, which has left retirees and soon-to-retire employees in financial distress.

 

Appearing before the committee chaired by Ag. Chair Sen. (Rtd) Justice Stewart Madzayo (Kilifi), Vice-Chancellor Prof. Benedict Mutua was pressed to explain how deductions were made for years without being remitted to the pension scheme.

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐘 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐀 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓

The National Assembly has called for the expedited extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), citing its immense contribution to Kenya’s economy and livelihoods.

In a Motion sponsored by Hon. Jane Kagiri (Laikipia) and supported across the political divide, Members underscored the importance of AGOA in boosting exports, creating employment, and sustaining social development.

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