Senators Stories
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, published on Wednesday, seeks to grant the Senate power to initiate any form of legislation, vet con...
During a heated session in the House, senators exchanged accusations of distorting the intent of the fund for local and political benefit.
The report showed that secondary schools missed out on Sh71 billion, junior secondary schools Sh31 billion, primary schools Sh14 billion, while learne...
According to Wahome, the programme has designated “design areas” where the pollution levels are highest, and operations are focused there to restore t...
Senators want IEBC to team up with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Affairs to set up at least 100 new centres in key regions where large...
MPs and governors fare slightly better, though still face a difficult re-election path. According to the survey, 8.9 per cent of MPs are “very likely”...
Sixteen out of 18 MCAs voted to impeach Governor Guyo, accusing him of abuse of office, gross misconduct, and violations of the Constitution and other...
Senator Osotsi urged Governor Mutai to submit the proposal through the Council of Governors so that a structured review of the Urban Areas and Cities...
County bosses have pushed back, saying the cost of running county operations has gone up due to inflation, high fuel prices, and other economic pressu...
The fund, which has 137 staff members, was praised for having 54.1 per cent women but criticised for employing only 1.46 per cent persons with disabil...
Kewosa said the protests, which also resulted in deaths, injuries, and property destruction, exposed women and girls to horrific abuses that must neve...
Nominated Senator Mariam Sheikh Omar expressed deep concern over the sharp increase in GBV cases in the county, calling for collective action and an e...
Senators have lowered their proposal slightly to Sh425 billion, while members of the National Assembly insist on a Sh410 billion allocation, leaving a...
The bill sets the stage for a direct face-off with the National Assembly, which is pushing its reforms through the National Dialogue Committee.
Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot was among those who criticised his colleagues for what he termed as performative outrage and inaction in the face of r...
Marsabit Governor Mohamed Ali, who appeared before the committee, said he is still waiting to be told why he was arrested and paraded publicly without...
The Senate committee warned that the illegal occupation of research land, coupled with budget cuts targeting the agricultural sector, pose a serious t...
Kirinyaga Senator James Murango revealed that the tea industry is subjected to numerous taxes, including eight collected by the KRA.
In a statement on Monday, the Kenya Women Senators Association, led by Chairperson Senator Veronica Maina, condemned the Governor’s utterances, descri...
The legislators say his killing, along with a string of past clergy deaths dating back to the early 2000s, points to a pattern of targeted violence th...
The push follows the latest revenue-sharing figures for the 2024/25 financial year, which show that 12 counties, including Tharaka Nithi, Lamu, Isiolo...
IGRTC Chairperson Kithinji Kiragu noted that the delineation of roles is now clearer following the publication of 12 Gazette Notices unbundling functi...
Duale assured the Committee that the Ministry had conducted public engagement specific to the tariffs. He said the Ministry published a newspaper adve...
Wajir Senator Abass Sheikh lamented that learners in the county are still forced to learn under trees or in overcrowded makeshift structures, conditio...
The push to have the Senate get more powers has been part of a struggle between Senators and members of the National Assembly.
Senators expressed frustration that despite passionate appeals from the affected community, there has been no clear communication or decisive action f...
The decision came after a tense opening to the session, which had been initially scheduled for last Thursday, but was overshadowed by sharp disagreeme...
The session, titled “East Africa and the Horn: At a Turning Point or Breaking Point?”, saw senators assess what they described as the US’s diminishing...
“That’s not just alignment with China—it’s allegiance. Relying on leaders who so openly embrace Beijing is a mistake... It’s time to reassess our rela...
CS Mutua also responded to allegations by Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba, who claimed that the Labour Mobility Program, intended to create employment...
