On the Radar: CS Murkomen to appear before Senate plenary

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is scheduled to appear before Senate plenary today. 

Among the questions he is set to respond to are on the condition of Nyayo House which houses the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services, and indicate whether there are immediate plans to renovate it to ensure efficient delivery of services to Kenyans.

He is expected to provide measures the government put in place to ensure that both the public and government officials working at Nyayo House have access to adequate facilities, including clean water, sanitary amenities and a conducive working environment.

Also set to appear during today's sitting are Treasury's John Mbadi and Alfred Mutua (Labor).

Mbadi is expected to provide a list of all programmes in Kenya relating to education, food security and governance that were being implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at the time of the freezing of foreign assistance from the United States of America (USA) among other questions.

Mutua on his part is set to provide the Senate with a list of bilateral labour migration agreements and arrangements that Kenya has signed, particularly with the West Asian countries, to protect Kenyan migrant workers, and if the agreements comply with International labor laws and standards among others.

Clinical officers' demo

The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers is set to hold a peaceful demonstration at the Ministry of Health offices in Afya House, Nairobi.

They are protesting over the alleged delayed posting of interns.

Other demands include absorption and payment of gratuity for UHC staff and non-implementation of RTWF of 2024.

Chebukati funeral service

A funeral service for the late Wafula Chebukati will be held today ahead of the burial on Saturday.

It will be held at CITAM Karen. Chebukati died aged 64. 

Chebukati served as IEBC chair for a full term of six years and retired in January 2023.