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</div> <div class="post-body"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div property="schema:text" class="field__item"><p>The Kenyan Senate is preparing for a pivotal legislative session in 2025, with Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyegenye outlining an ambitious agenda focused on revenue sharing, devolution, and enhanced public participation.</p> <p> </p> <p> Speaking from his Senate office during a media briefing, Nyegenye emphasized the institution's renewed commitment to fortifying devolved governance and championing county interests.</p> <p> </p> <p>Revenue sharing between national and county governments emerged as a central theme in Nyegenye's address. </p> <p> </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="post-link hidden"> <a href="/node/23220">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-col col-2 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12" style="width: 50%;">  <article data-history-node-id="23214" role="article" 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𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒 " class="hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="hidden"></span> <div class="post-meta"> </div> <div class="post-body"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div property="schema:text" class="field__item"><p>The storming of Parliament on 25 June, 2024 during public protests has prompted a serious reckoning within the Senate. At the Planning Workshop for the Fourth Session, themed ‘Building a Resilient and Balanced Workforce’, Senate Clerk Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye outlined a series of reforms, for consideration, aimed at bolstering security, improving public participation and enhancing the institution’s overall resilience. </p> <p> </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="post-link hidden"> <a href="/node/23214">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </article>  </div> </div> <div class="views-row row clearfix row-3"> <div class="views-col col-1 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12" style="width: 50%;">  <article data-history-node-id="23210" role="article" class="contextual-region node node-detail node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix" about="/node/23210" typeof="schema:Article"> <div class="post-block display-term"> <div class="post-thumbnail post-standard"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/node/23210"><img property="schema:image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/normal_size/public/articles/1000175510.jpg?itok=BJNLukX7" width="800" height="550" alt="𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐓𝐇 " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h3 class="post-title"><a href="/node/23210" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name">𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐓𝐇 </span> </a></h3> <div data-contextual-id="node:node=23210:changed=1739189764&langcode=en"></div> <span property="schema:name" content="𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐓𝐇 " class="hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="hidden"></span> <div class="post-meta"> </div> <div class="post-body"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div property="schema:text" class="field__item"><p>Today, Senate staff convened for the Fourth Reading to review its performance during the Third Session of the 13th Parliament (February to December 2024) and plan for the Fourth. While the Senate demonstrated a strong commitment to its duties – evidenced by a significant increase in sittings and active engagement in high-profile political processes – the review also highlighted areas for enhanced effectiveness. </p> <p> </p> <p>Delivering the Report of the Third Session, Deputy Clerk Mohamed Ali, acknowledged the increased workload the Senate had undertaken. </p> <p> </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="post-link hidden"> <a href="/node/23210">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </article>  </div> <div class="views-col col-2 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12" style="width: 50%;">  <article data-history-node-id="23211" role="article" class="contextual-region node node-detail node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix" about="/node/23211" typeof="schema:Article"> <div class="post-block display-term"> <div class="post-thumbnail post-standard"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/node/23211"><img property="schema:image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/normal_size/public/articles/1000175802.jpg?itok=uG3Maqes" width="800" height="550" alt="𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <h3 class="post-title"><a href="/node/23211" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name">𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 </span> </a></h3> <div data-contextual-id="node:node=23211:changed=1739190449&langcode=en"></div> <span property="schema:name" content="𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 " class="hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="hidden"></span> <div class="post-meta"> </div> <div class="post-body"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div property="schema:text" class="field__item"><p>The Senate is set to resume its sittings this Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 2:30 PM, marking the beginning of the Fourth Session of the 4th Senate. 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