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"content": "office accommodation for Members. Consequently, PSC has established that Members’ offices in the building will be ready for occupation by the end of this week. Hon. Members, you may recall, on 1st November 2022, I directed the Clerk to allocate part of the building earmarked for the National Assembly, in readiness for occupation at the appropriate time. Further, I prescribed the criteria for allocation, consequent to which the Clerk allocated the offices, committee rooms and ancillary facilities in the Tower. Having said that, Hon. Members, I also wish to inform the House that Kenya will host the 2024 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The Annual Meetings will be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) from 27th to 31st May 2024 and will bring together high-level delegates, among them being Heads of State and Governments. In this regard and in order to accord the delegates appropriate facilitation, the National Treasury has requested Parliament to release 47 offices at KICC to accommodate the dignitaries, with effect from Thursday, 11th April 2024. To this end, Hon. Members, the Parliamentary Service Commission has acceded to the request to temporarily release the offices leased by the Commission at the KICC during the AfDB Annual Meetings. Clearly, this will necessitate the relocation of 42 Members of this House who are currently accommodated at KICC. In this regard, Hon. Members, the phased occupation of Members’ offices in the Bunge Tower will be undertaken in accordance with the Schedule of Allocation prepared by the Clerk of the National Assembly. Phase one will involve moving Members from KICC to the Tower or other alternative accommodation. This will commence on Thursday, 11th April 2024. For clarity, Hon. Members, the exercise will proceed as follows— (a) First, all Members currently in Harambee SACCO Plaza who were allocated offices in the Tower will immediately relocate to their new offices in the Bunge Tower. This is intended to create room to accommodate Members relocating from KICC who were unsuccessful in the balloting for offices in the Bunge Tower; and (b) Second, Members with offices at KICC who were allocated offices in the Bunge Tower are to be relocated to the assigned offices in the Bunge Tower. Phase two of the relocation will entail the following– (a) Relocation of Members from Continental House to the Bunge Tower, for those who were allocated offices in the new Tower; (b) Relocation of Members from leased offices to the Bunge Tower from 1st July 2024, for the case of Members who were allocated offices in the Tower; and (c) Allocation of appropriate offices in other buildings within Parliament Square to Members moving from Continental House or leased premises who were not allocated offices in the Bunge Tower. Hon. Members, the measures stated above are for the convenience of all Members and in preparation for the official opening of the Bunge Tower by the Head of State later this month. I, therefore, urge you to cooperate with the office of the Clerk in order to ensure seamless execution of this important exercise. Finally, Hon. Members, may I take this opportunity to wish the Muslim community, in Parliament and in the entire nation, Eid Mubarak . The House is accordingly guided. And Members, msisumbue Clerk. If you are allocated an office, and you are in KICC, you have to move by Thursday, which is the day after tomorrow, because the Treasury is taking those offices to prepare for the AfDB meeting that I have just mentioned. Please cooperate with the office of the Clerk and in a very short time to come, Bunge Tower will be opened officially and we hope to move as many of Members from both Houses to that Tower. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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