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Senate suspends physical meetings over rising cases of COVID-19
By Tonny Ndungu,
1112, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
The Kenyan senate has banned physical meetings for a month to avert the spread of the new coronavirus. Speaker Kenneth Lusaka said the move was inf...
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Senate now backs BBI constitutional changes
By Ian Omondi,
1643, June 4, 2020 (EAT)
Senators on Thursday said they are ready for constitutional changes through the President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga-led Building Bridges Initiat...
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Margaret Kamar succeeds Kindiki Kithure as Senate Deputy Speaker
By Citizen Reporter,
1657, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Uasin Gishu Senator Margaret Kamar has been sworn in as Senate Deputy Speaker after three rivals pulled out of the race. One of the competitors, Se...
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Special sitting to debate removal of Kithure Kindiki as Deputy Speaker set for Friday
By Citizen Reporter,
1618, May 20, 2020 (EAT)
Senators have been called for a Special sitting on Friday to debate the motion for the removal of Kindiki as Deputy Speaker. Also Read: Jubilee set...
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Jubilee to kick out Kindiki from Deputy Speaker seat as party clean-up continues
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1045, May 18, 2020 (EAT)
The Jubilee Party clean up at the Senate is set to continue this week with Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kangata confirming that the party will be kicki...
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Millicent Omanga among 5 Senators to be axed from Jubilee
By Tonny Ndungu,
1846, May 13, 2020 (EAT)
The Jubilee Party has started a process that will see five nominated Senators who snubbed a State House meeting on Monday expelled from the party. ...
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Jubilee’s Kihika and Murkomen move to court to oppose ouster
By Tonny Ndungu,
944, May 13, 2020 (EAT)
Former Leader of Majority in the senate Kipchumba Murkomen and Minority Whip Susan Kihika have moved to court to challenge their ouster. The High C...
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Murkomen accuses President Uhuru Kenyatta of ‘lying’ to the Senate
By Tonny Ndungu,
1514, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
There was drama at the Senate sitting on Tuesday after Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen protested his ouster from the Jubilee senate leaders...
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It’s official! Murkomen & Kihika are out of Jubilee Senate leadership
By Citizen Reporter,
1504, May 12, 2020 (EAT)
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka has upheld a resolution for the removal of Senators Kipchumba Murkomen and Susan Kihika as Majority Leader and Majority ...
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Storm over Jubilee-KANU coalition & Senate changes as Kihika-led team cries foul
By Tonny Ndungu,
1620, May 11, 2020 (EAT)
22 senators led by ex-Majority Whip Susan Kihika have written to the senate speaker Kenneth Lusaka protesting the changes made to the Jubilee Senate l...
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Senate proposes Ksh.200M be redirected from its budget to beef up coronavirus fund
By Citizen Reporter,
1656, March 31, 2020 (EAT)
The Senate has contributed Ksh.200million towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya. A statement from Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusa...
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Babu Owino writes to Speaker Muturi pledging half his salary to war on coronavirus
By Ian Omondi,
1750, March 26, 2020 (EAT)
Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has written to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi seeking to effect a donation of half his salary t...
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Coronavirus: Speakers Lusaka, Muturi take 30% pay cuts as MPs still consulting
By Ian Omondi,
1428, March 26, 2020 (EAT)
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka and his National Assembly counterpart Justin Muturi have now agreed to take voluntary 30% pay cuts in order to free up f...
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Uhuru meets Nairobi MCAs, Sonko’s impeachment motion dropped
By Tonny Ndungu,
1817, February 29, 2020 (EAT)
On Saturday, President Uhuru Kenyatta met Nairobi Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from all parties at State House, Nairobi. Out of the 122 Na...
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National Government takes charge of Nairobi County
By Benjamin Muriuki,
2112, February 25, 2020 (EAT)
The functions of the Nairobi County Government will now be officially taken over by the National Government following an agreement signed on Tuesday a...
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Program for Moi’s final send-off at Kabarak home
By Tonny Ndungu,
1442, February 12, 2020 (EAT)
The burial service for the late Daniel Arap Moi is underway at his Kabarak home with area residents and leaders present for the ceremony. Mourners ...
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Nairobi MCA seeks special sitting over barring of Sonko from office
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1918, December 15, 2019 (EAT)
Nairobi County Assembly Minority Leader David Mberia has written to Speaker Beatrice Elachi requesting for a special sitting of the assembly to discus...
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Nairobi on autopilot: Special sitting ruled out as Sonko says he will comply with court order
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1254, December 14, 2019 (EAT)
The leadership of Nairobi County has now been thrown into the winds of uncertainty after the Senate ruled out calls by Senator Johnson Sakaja to hold ...
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CJ Maraga drawn into Senate-Parliament standoff
By Stephen Letoo,
1423, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court has directed that the case pitting Senators against Parliament be handed over to Chief Justice David Maraga. Justice Weldon Korir sa...
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Kenya to allocate Uganda land in Naivasha
By Gloria Magudha,
1251, March 28, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Uganda will be allocated land in Naivasha to build a dry port for its cargo to ease the cost of transporting goods b...
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