Members of an Ad-hoc Committee formed by the National Assembly to investigate the operations of cryptocurrency firm, Worldcoin, is set to intensify its probe this week even as it emerged that the data of over 350,000 Kenyans was illegally collected and shipped out of the country. The committee investigating the operations and conduct of the cryptocurrency firm, heard that Worldcoin is not registered in Kenya, and all its activities remain illegal. The revelations were made by the Attorney-General Justin Muturi, the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee and the Communications Authority of Kenya. The three agencies appeared before the Ad…
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Nairobi on Monday hosted the first session of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit presided over by President William Ruto alongside dozens of African Heads of States and other delegates. The Summit is expected to run until September 6th, 2023 and coincides with African Climate Week. It seeks to, among other things, address the increasing exposure to climate change and its associated costs, both in Africa and across the globe. The summit is expected to provide a space for heads of government, leaders and delegates to address and forge consensus on the modalities of unlocking Africa’s vast potential to positively impact…
The National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has held an approval hearing for the nominee for the position of Director Public Prosecution Renson Mulele Ingonga. The hearing which was held during a session chaired by the committee chairman George Murugara, now paves way for the debate and approval of Mulele on the floor of the House by MPs. If approved by the House, then Mulele will be a step away from succeeding former DPP Noordin Haji who was nominated and appointed as the director of national intelligence by President William Ruto. During the committee hearing session, Mulele told the…
The plans by the government to set up a legal framework that will allow it to effectively fight the effects of climate change in the country and globally is now on course after the Senate debated and passed a proposed Bill on climate change. The House on Thursday debated and approved the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill, 2023, paving way for its assent by President William Ruto before it can officially become law. The Bill which is sponsored by the government, was moved by the Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and seconded by the chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on…
The Senate has voted to approve the establishment of the National Dialogue Committee after members of the National Assembly gave a nod for the establishment of the team. Senators, in a special sitting session, unanimously voted to approve the National Dialogue Committee, giving the team the legal framework to carry out its mandate. The committee consists of 10 members who represent the Kenya Kwanza Alliance and Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party. The motion to establish the committee was moved by the Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and seconded by the Leader of Minority in the Senate Stewart Madzayo.…
The Senate Committee on Trade, Industrialisation, and Tourism has given the Commissioner of Cooperatives (pictured above) and the official liquidator 30 days to surrender all documents related to the Drumvalle Farmers’ Cooperatives Society in Machakos County. The records in question are related to land owned by the Society and the membership registers, both of which should be surrendered to the current board of management and a report submitted to the Committee in those 30 days. The committee, chaired by Kajiado Senator Lenku Ole Kanar Seki, issued the orders at Parliament after a meeting in which it reviewed the handing over…
A Parliamentary committee has called for investigations into the alleged inflation of the cost of construction of the new Githurai market in Kiambu county by about Sh200 million. The National Assembly departmental committee on housing, urban planning, and public works expressed objections with the cost of the market which it accused the State Department of Housing and Urban Development of inflating. The committee chaired by Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ngeno, gave the directive during a meeting with housing and urban development principal secretary, Charles Hinga. The team had summoned the PS to explain the alteration of the project cost from the…
County governments will soon have absolute powers to determine persons or entities that will carry out business in the rice farming value chain if Parliament approves a law to regulate the sector. The Rice Bill 2023 seeks to give governors powers to, among other things, implement the national government policy, regulation, and facilitation of access to players and resources in the rice industry. The proposed law, which Kirinyaga senator James Murango sponsors, calls for establishing the Kenya Rice Board, whose role will be to regulate and promote the development of the rice industry. The board will also be responsible for…
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has directed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to conclude investigations into the failure by staff of Bungoma County executive to surrender imprests amounting to Sh67.1 million. The committee gave the directive after it emerged that the employees have failed to surrender the funds because the Commission had carted away crucial documents related to the imprests in 2019. Committee chairman Moses Kajwang, directed EACC to complete investigations to bring the matter to conclusion. “We want you to complete the investigations so that those concerned should not use EACC as justification for their failure to surrender…
Education cabinet secretary Ezekiel Machogu has assured Kenyans that no first-year government sponsored student will be turned away over lack of school fees when universities open. Machogu, who was responding to concerns over the new university funding model proposed by the government, said that his ministry had put all the necessary measures in place to ensure that all students are admitted to their respective universities. Speaking during a meeting with the National Assembly’s departmental committee on education, the CS argued that all qualifying students will be admitted. “All new students will be admitted to universities, regardless of whether they have…
