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Appearing before the committee on Wednesday, the CS said the energy sector must urgently modernise its systems to respond to increasing climate threats such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, storms, wildfires and extreme winds.
Energy and Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi told the Senate that the proposed Tanga oil refinery should proceed only if it is commercially viable. He cited past suspension of Changamwe operations and expected South Lokichar output levels.
Illegal dumping and uncontrolled burning of waste were singled out as key areas of concern, with enforcement teams expected to move swiftly against offenders.
According to the National Police Service, officers from Mombasa Central Police Station who were on foot patrol responded swiftly to a distress call from the establishment as the attack unfolded.
The delegation, led by Nambale MP Geoffrey Ekesa Mulanya and Borabu MP Patrick Osero, made the findings after visiting a correctional facility in Kakamega County on Tuesday, where they held discussions with both inmates and prison administrators.
Wandayi said the remaining unpaid cases are due to a mix of financial and documentation challenges affecting the compensation process.
The operation began after officers acted on intelligence that pointed to a network distributing narcotics in Mombasa. Detectives first moved in on 43-year-old Tito Paul Mulu in the Port Reitz area of Changamwe, where he was taken into custody on suspicion of involvement in drug distribution.
In a Radio Generation interview, former Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju said former President Uhuru Kenyatta called him almost midnight in 2016 to help prepare the Jubilee Party for the 2017 elections.
The veteran doctor and director of the Nairobi Hospital will be buried after a memorial service scheduled for May 13 at CITAM Valley Road in Nairobi, according to a death and funeral announcement published on May 6.
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2025 Economic Survey shows that youth unemployment remains a major concern, with rates estimated at about 16.8% among those aged 20–24 and 11.1% for those aged 15–19. Overall figures place youth unemployment at about 11–12% among those actively looking for work.
Speaking at a virtual joint sitting of Kenya’s Senate and National Assembly, PS Festus Ng’eno urged African countries to cut methane through fair, livelihood-sensitive policies and to guide action by local realities.
The former Rarienda MP noted that the February 12, 2020 road crash caused 18 fractures, with some affecting his spine severely, requiring a long operation to reconstruct damaged bones.