Governors call for Senate talks over committee oversight issues
The Council of Governors (CoG) has formally requested urgent engagement with the Senate over concerns regarding the operations and conduct of its oversight committees, with…
Category: Governance and Opinion
We will not bow down and we will not be cowed, we soldier on – Senators to Governors
A standoff has erupted between senators sitting in the Senate County Public Accounts Committee and the Council of Governors after the governors accused the committee…
PSC Commissioner Ameso donates Sh3 Million to support needy students
Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Racheal Ameso has committed more than Sh3 million to support the education of 300 day-school students from Kakamega County. The…
Senate CPAC Queries Governor Barchok over Sh14.5m Payroll Variance
The Auditor-General (OAG) has raised concerns over several financial irregularities in the Bomet County Government’s accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025, citing unsupported balances, payroll discrepancies, and unreconciled transfers running into hundreds of millions of shillings.
Ruto’s roadside directive exposes Nyandarua Governor over Sh1.5B Hospital project
Nyandarua Governor Kiarie Badilisha is under fire for allegedly breaching the law after implementing presidential roadside declarations that transferred county functions to the national government…
Senate censures Kahiga over Sh150 million gaps in Nyeri Hospital funds
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has firmly directed the County Executive of Nyeri to comply with the law and retain all funds collected from…
Senate moves to forcibly summon Governor Njuki after mysterious walkout from audit hearing
The Senate’s County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) is moving to forcibly summon Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki after he abruptly vanished from Parliament moments before…
Senate directs EACC to probe Malombe over Kitui sand revenue harvesting
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) has directed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate and establish the exact amount of revenue collected from sand harvesting in Kitui County.
Senate education committee scrutinizes proposed ECDE and primary training merger
The Senate Education Committee has raised concerns about a Ministry of Education directive that proposes merging early childhood teacher training with primary teacher education, after…
Public Input on the government’s plan to reduce shareholding in Safaricom
The joint sitting of the Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Select Committee on Public Debt and Privatisation this morning commenced public participation on Sessional Paper No. 3 relating to the proposed partial divestiture of the Government of Kenya’s shareholding in Safaricom.