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    "id": 1490933,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "In the same resolution, the Senate directed the following Select Committees of the Senate to urgently engage relevant stakeholders including members of the public and consider the following issues- (a) Public Debt and Public Finance Management. The Standing Committee on Finance and Budget- (i) in consultation with the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) to independently audit the national debt and present the actual status to Parliament; (ii) engages the National Treasury to submit a roadmap on its strategy to reduce the public debt to not more than 55 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in present value terms in compliance with Section 50(2)(c) of the Public Finance Management Act; and, (iii) engages the National Treasury to identify and implement sustainable strategies to reduce the high cost of living. The Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights- (i) repeals Sections 2 and 12A of the national Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Act that establishes Chief Administrative Secretaries; (ii) introduces a legislation to cap the number of Principal Secretaries (PSs) appointed pursuant to Article 155 of the Constitution of Kenya; (iii) establishes a legal mechanism for the merger of parastatals and State agencies that perform duplicate functions with a view to achieve a lean government. (b) Security Sector Reforms The Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations- (i) engages with the NPS on matters of security and standard operating procedures for handling demonstrations; (ii) engages the government to compensate all persons whose property, both movable and immovable, were damaged or lost due to the demonstrations; (iii) engages the NPS to fast-track insurance compensation to police officers who either lost their lives or suffered injuries, as a result of the demonstrations; (iv) engages with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to have investigations undertaken to ascertain the identity of persons or organizations funding and coordinating the violence during protests and demonstrations in the country. (c) Fighting Corruption. The Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights engages the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on matters corruption and action to be taken to scale up efforts to deal with corruption, especially in county governments. (d) Equal opportunities for all Kenyans. The Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration- (i) engages the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to audit the state of employment in the public service, including county governments and propose strategies to adhere to meritocracy, equality and equity of opportunities across the Public Service as espoused in Article 232 of the Constitution on the values and principles of Public Service; and, 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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