15 May 2024 in Senate:
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
on 18th July. The Committee was able to meet with victims of the bomb blast tragedy, their lawyers---
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. At long last, this is the progress report of the Ad hoc Committee on the compensation of the Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi.
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
The Senate Ad hoc Committee on the compensation of the Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi was established on 29th June, 2023, but held its first meeting on 18th July, 2023. The Committee was able to meet with the victims of the bomb blast tragedy, their lawyers, the next of kin of the deceased victims, and the groups representing various ---
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can I be heard in silence, please? Mbona mnapiga
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
I have called you, Deputy Mr. Speaker, Sir so that I can be heard in silence.
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
Yes, but can I be heard in silence, please? The noises around are confusing me.
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you. The Committee also attended the victims’ prayer day on 5th August, 2023, and on the 25th commemorandum of the bomb blast of 7th August, 2023, at the Memorial Park. The Committee met with the Cabinet Secretaries for Health; Labour and Social Protection; Foreign and Diaspora Affairs; and, Interior and National Administration. The Committee was also able to meet with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD). From the interactions with the above stakeholders, the Committee gave the following directions to the ministries- (1) The Ministry of Health conducts a medical assessment of the surviving victims of the ...
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15 May 2024 in Senate:
Although the Committee was unable to secure an appointment with the US Embassy in Kenya and the US Congress, Sen. Maanzo and I were able to attend the national prayer breakfast at Washington DC, where we were able to meet various Senators and Congressmen, and put forward our case on the compensation of Kenyan victims of 1998 bombing of the US Embassy in Kenya, chairman of the Committee.
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