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Senate Agriculture committee visit NCPB in Uasin Gishu for oversight activities

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202502 mins

The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, chaired by Bungoma County Senator David Wakoli has commenced its county oversight engagements in Uasin Gishu. The committee began with a courtesy call on Governor Jonathan Bii before proceeding to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in Eldoret. At the NCPB depot, Senators examined…

Cooperators urge Senate to enact bill that does not discriminate against farmers

Sacco ReviewJuly 12, 202507 mins

Cooperators in Meru county have called on the Senate to ensure that it enact a bill that does not discriminate against farmers but safeguards their interests. The Meru County Cooperative Forum chairman Ephatus Majau said the Senate should keenly consider the interests of the farmers before passing the Cooperative Bill act which is already before…

Senate proposes fast-tract of Seeds and Plant Varieties Bill to boost climate-resilient farming

Sacco ReviewJuly 12, 202504 mins

The Senate has proposes fast-tracking of a bill that will enable farmers to benefit from quicker access to drought-tolerant and climate-smart seed varieties, a new legislative proposal aimed at reforming the country’s seed approval system. The Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill, 2025 sponsored by Narok Senator Ledama Olekina, seeks to establish a parallel registration…

State Department of Cooperatives engages senate on Cooperatives bill 2024

Sacco ReviewJune 18, 202503 mins

State Department of Cooperatives Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi on Tuesday led officials from the department on an engagement forum with the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism on draft Cooperatives Bill No. 7 of 2024. The PS who was speaking during the forum in Naivasha said the bill proposed amendments are aimed at…

Public requested to give views on Cooperative bill that has been introduced in Senate

Sacco ReviewMarch 7, 202503 mins

The Cooperative Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 7 of 2024) has been introduced in the Senate. In a public notice by Senate Clerk J.M. Nyegenye, the public has been asked to participate and share their views on the bill. This bill seeks to establish a legal framework that supports a sustainable and competitive cooperative sector…

Senate raises concern over delays in implementation of projects in the North Rift Region

Sacco ReviewNovember 5, 202405 mins

The Senate County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee conducted inspections of two major stalled projects in the North Rift region over the weekend, revealing concerning delays and potential financial irregularities. Led by Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi, the committee first visited the incomplete Moi Soy Milling Plant on the outskirts of Eldoret City, a project…

Wetangula appoints members to committee on mung beans and equalization, appropriation bill

Sacco ReviewOctober 22, 202405 mins

Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Moses Wetangula has appointed members of the National Assembly to mediation committees The Mung Beans Bill and The Equalization Fund Appropriation. The Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bill No. 13 of 2022) seeks to provide a framework for the regulation and promotion of the mung bean industry in Kenya. While…

Senator seeks clarity on status of Drought Resilience Programme in Northern Kenya

Sacco ReviewSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 202403 mins

Marsabit senator Mohamed Chute has requested a statement from the Senate Committee on Land, Environment, and Natural Resources chaired by Senator John Methu regarding the status of the KfW Development Bank-funded Drought Resilience Programme in Northern Kenya (DRPNK). He has called on the Committee to provide a list of the counties where the programme has…

New KCC risks losing assets to pay ex-employees

Sacco ReviewAugust 30, 2024August 30, 202403 mins

The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) risks a probe on its properties to determine if part could be sold to settle former employees’ outstanding dues. This comes after its management failed to attend the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare meeting held yesterday to find a solution to the decades-long dispute over compensation for…

Assent Sugar Bill into law, Suba North MP urges President Ruto

Sacco ReviewMay 20, 2024May 20, 202404 mins

Leaders drawn from sugarcane growing belt have called on the President William Ruto to assent into law the Sugar Bill that has now passed its first and second reading at the National Assembly and Senate. Suba North MP Caroli Omondi said with the passing of the bill, farmers were bound to benefit fully from cane…