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    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, NAPK",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ezekiel Ombaki",
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        "legal_name": "Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki",
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    "content": "I will make a summary. This is what is affecting all of us. We made 25 observations. Therefrom, we were able to make 48 recommendations. In carrying out our work, we used various methodologies and strategies to collect, receive and collate views regarding services and facilities extended to Members of Parliament (MPs) by the Commission. Among the methodologies we used were inspections of various facilities within Parliament. We also had a meeting with the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Clerk of the Senate, the Director-General and several other members of staff, particularly those serving in the Parliamentary Joint Services. We were also able to draw lessons from the defunct Catering and Health Club Committee. We got their report and were able to learn from it. As I said, we also drew lessons from other parliamentary jurisdictions. We also took into serious consideration the views of the Members of the National Assembly while contributing in this House. There are also those who appeared before our Committee. I particularly want to thank Hon. Alfred Keter because he appeared before our Committee. Finally, we interacted with the Committee on Welfare of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). We had two meetings which bore very fruitful discussions, particularly on our recommendations. Out of all those, we were able to make an array of observations which I will go through very quickly so that I come to the recommendations that we made. One of them is that there is need for renovations and repairs to be undertaken in most of the buildings within Parliament. We specified to the PSC the specific areas that require such repairs to be undertaken. The Committee rooms require adequate furniture and fittings to accommodate MPs, staff and members of the public attending meetings in Committee rooms because we found that that was lacking. There is lack of office equipment in the Members’ offices which hampers effective service delivery. Due to lack of policy…"
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