The Senate has called for a formation of a special committee to speedily investigate the activities of the Pan-aftican Financing Asset Company Senate Trade and Industrialisation Committee is calling for an investigation into Watu Credit Limited following numerous complaints from customers over the rampant theft of motorcycles purchased from the…
How Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza Survived Senate’s Impeachment
Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza was facing seven counts, including misappropriation of public resources. She was tried in the Senate plenary after 59 out of 69 Meru Members of County Assembly voted for her ouster Most senators voted against her impeachment on all seven counts, including the illegal naming of a…
MPs Wants Customs Duty Tax On Personal Items be set at Sh1.5M
National Assembly Committee wants KRA to review their policies from taxing current goods worth at USD500 to USD10,000 at the point of entry MPs proposed that personal items including gifts to wives and children should also be exempted from the newly customs duty tax More importantly, legislators demanded KRA to…
Kenya Kwanza MPs Demand Fuel Subsidy
National Assembly Committee on Energy Demands Answers From The Government why the price of fuel is higher than neighbouring countries MPs demanded quick intervention from the relevant stakeholders to lower the price of oil products since oil marketers have started migrating On electricity, the KPLC MD assured the country that…
Senate Watchdog Committee Calls EACC to Investigate Migori County Assembly
The Senate watchdog committee has asked the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to do a thorough investigation into Migori County Assembly to find out how their budget for 2018/2019 financial year amounting to Sh958 million was spent Led by Homabay Senator Moses Kajwag’ the senators told EACC to expedite the…
Allow Senators Access County Transactions- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah Challenges IFMIS
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah now proposes to access IFMIS to monitor and scrutinise all transactions done by Treasury to counties This according to first term legislator will help in mitigation of the loss of public funds meant to uplift the face of devolution Senators conclusively and precisely stated that the…
Senate Reprimands KMA DG John Omingo Over Sh47.8M Expenditure
Kenya Maritime Authority Director General John Odira Omingo has been reprimanded by the Senate for not providing certified documents for the expenditure of Sh47.8 million the authority received in March 2023 Appearing before the Senate Roads Committee Chaired by Samburu Senator Dr Steven Lelegwe, Omingo was chased away and given…
EAC, ASALs, Regional Development CS Malonza Urges Development Partners to Fund Community-Based Projects
The Government of Kenya has spent Ksh 2 billion to cushion the lives and livelihoods of Kenyans affected by drought through offering relief food, emergency relief cash transfers and school feeding programme This has been announced by The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional…
How Kenyans Reacted After President Ruto Appointed Opponent to State Job
Kenyans have had different reactions on social media some accusing President William Ruto for appointing former Cheran’any member of parliament, Joshua Kutuny as a chairperson of the Kenya Copyright Board(Kecobo). In a Gazette notice dated October 26, 2023, Kutuny will work as the board’s head for a period of three years.…
Section of Mt Kenya MPs Demands Governor Johnson Sakaja’s resignation
Legislators from Mt Kenya region have threatened to lobby for impeachment of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja They have cited mistreatment of Nairobi hawkers and business people as the major reason for his grounds to be removed MP Mejjadonk and Amos Mwango also pointed out corruption and abuse of power as…