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September 24, 2025
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Senators blast Lands CS Wahome for skipping plenary session

Senators blast Lands CS Wahome for skipping plenary session

Senate Majority Leader Cheruiyot accuses Lands CS Alice Wahome of contempt after she declined to attend a Senate session, notifying the House just hours before the sitting...

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Kenyan Senators expressed outrage after Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome failed to appear for a scheduled questioning session on Wednesday morning, informing the Senate only hours before that she was out of the country.

  • The session was to address three questions regarding land grabbing issues in areas like Nairobi, South C, Mbotela, Kasarani, Makadara, and Buruburu Phase Five.
  • Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot accused Wahome of contempt, noting her letter arrived at 7 PM the night before the morning session, and vowed to raise the issue with the President due to recurring absenteeism by Cabinet Secretaries.
  • Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, who was to table two of the questions, highlighted the urgency of addressing land grabbing, calling Wahome's travel excuse "contemptuous."

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