{"id":90692,"date":"2023-04-24T19:32:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T19:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/senate-to-question-kindiki-njeru-and-muvurya-on-wednesday"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:05:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T12:05:02","slug":"senate-to-question-kindiki-njeru-and-muvurya-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/senate-to-question-kindiki-njeru-and-muvurya-on-wednesday","title":{"rendered":"Senate to question Kindiki, Njeru and Muvurya on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Three Cabinet Secretaries are set to appear before the Senate on Wednesday, April 26 to respond to questions by the lesgislators.<\/p>\n

They include interior CS Kithure Kindiki, Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development CS Zachariah Njeru and CS Salim Mvurya of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs will appear before Senate pursuant to Standing Order 51A (5).<\/p>\n

The grilling will start at 9.30 am.<\/p>\n

Kindiki will be responding to among others, questions from Samburu County Senator Lelegwe Ltumbesi on the state of security in Samburu West Constituency.<\/p>\n

This is in light of the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to support the ongoing security operation and measures that the government has put in place to enhance security in Samburu County.<\/p>\n

CS Njeru will respond to the question by Isiolo County Senator Fatuma Dullo on the reasons for the disparity in compensation between residents of Nuno Modogashe and Isiolo affected by the Africa Gateway Project.<\/p>\n

He will be required to in his response provide the criteria used in determining the compensation figures.<\/p>\n

CS Njeru will also be required to give measures put in place by the government to ensure equitable compensation to the affected residents in both areas.<\/p>\n

Senator Veronica Maina will ask Mvurya on the state of infrastructure put in place to facilitate the exploration of ocean renewable energy and the initiatives put in place by the Ministry to enhance the exploration of offshore gas and oil.<\/p>\n

CS Mvurya will also be responding to the question by Senator Fatuma Dullo on the rationale for the imposition of the existing moratorium on the issuance of mineral mining rights by the Government.<\/p>\n

He will further respond to senator Maina on the extent of investment in terms of infrastructure by government for the country to explore and benefit from aquatic products, marine, aquaculture and blue biotechnology.<\/p>\n

Mvurya will also be required to provide the number of Kenyan-owned fish vessels registered to operate in the Exclusive Economic Zone.<\/p>\n

He will be expected to state the measures put in place to enhance the participation of and investment by local fishermen in the Marine Exclusive Economic Zone.<\/p>\n

The three CSs will also be required to respond to any supplementary questions from the rest of the lawmakers.<\/p>\n

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