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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I have a further Communication to make. As you may recall, yesterday, Tuesday, 16th April, 2024, I informed the Senate that the Parliamentary Service Commission had expedited the completion of the Bunge Tower with a view to having the building ready for occupation by Members of Parliament. I am pleased to inform hon. Senators that significant progress in the completion of the Tower has been made and that the offices are ready for occupation. In line with the Communication referred to above, the Office of the Clerk of the Senate issued a circular in the evening of Tuesday, 16th April, 2024, highlighting the office number and the physical location of the offices allocated to each Senator following the order of precedence, as set out in Standing Order No.3 (2) of the Senate Standing Orders. Any Senator who is ready to move into their office is required to liaise with the office of the Serjeant-at-Arms for the necessary logistics for relocation. Hon. Senators, the journey of facilitating Members of Parliament (MPs) with adequate facilities has been a long one. You recall that the plenary meetings and the premises of the precursor to the legislature as we know it today; the Legislative Council (LegCo), were held in fabricated structures at what is now, the Kenya Railways buildings, more than a century ago. For many years, MPs did not have offices from which to undertake their Parliamentary work. During the term of the 11th Parliament, that is 2013/2017, the initial plenary sittings, committee meetings and office spaces in 2013 and 2014 were held on a leased premise at the Kenyatta International Conventional Centre (KICC). Members of Parliament who were unlucky to get office space within Parliament buildings or at KICC were facilitated by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) to rent office space outside the precincts of Parliament. This meant that a significant number The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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