EXTENSION OF MANDATE OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROLIFERATION OF RELIGIOU…

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1 Aug 2023 Moved by Mungatana Danson Buya Seconded by Cheptumo William Kipkiror Senate 13th Passed/Adopted

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EXTENSION OF MANDATE OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROLIFERATION OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN 95 PEOPLE IN SHAKAHOLA, KILIFI COUNTY THAT, AWARE that at the sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 27th April, 2023, the Senate, by Resolution, established an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the proliferation of religious organizations and the circumstances leading to the deaths of more than 95 people in Shakahola, Kilifi county; APPRECIATING that the mandate of the Select Committee is due to lapse on Wednesday, 26th July, 2023; ACKNOWLEDGING that the Committee has undertaken a tremendous amount of work in the execution of its mandate; NOTING that the events of the Shakahola in the country continues to evolve with the discovery of more bodies in the Shakahola mass graves, and that the Committee is yet to visit the new gravesites; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves to renew the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee by a further period not exceeding thirty (30) days of this resolution, and to table its final report in the Senate on or before 5th September, 2023.

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Adopted without amendments on Tuesday 01.08.2023

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