The first senate sitting outside Nairobi will be held in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county come Tuesday 25th September 2018.
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka says the first Senate sitting outside Nairobi will be the best experience for Senators to assess successes and failures of devolution.
He said that they have put in place all the necessary plans and requirements to ensure the sessions become a success and the committees have enough space to discharge their mandate.
The Senate Speaker says the idea of holding sittings outside the capital city will help to enlighten the public on the role of the Senate.
Lusaka says the Senate Committees will use the opportunity to go through the petitions from the North Rift region.
“We will interrogate auditor reports for the sub-counties in the region besides having the normal Senate plenary in the region,” he said.
The weeklong programme will also see Senators tour public facilities and projects including the Moi International Airport, National Cereal and Produce Depot and the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
The public will be allowed to follow the Senate proceedings as they intend to visit the 47 counties.
1st senate sitting in ELDORET.What’s the essence of such sittings outside Nrb.But yes the country is broke.#UshenziKE cc @MboyaApollo @ahmednasirlaw @KinyanBoy @OAmollo pic.twitter.com/ZilpX1zAHt
— Don CK (@CK_Keter) September 22, 2018