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    "id": 823204,
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    "speaker_name": "Konoin, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Leonard Yegon",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Yegon Brighton Leonard",
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    "content": " Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Report on the improvement of services and facilities for Members. The Committee has done a very wonderful job. First, I would like to contribute on committee rooms. We require adequate furniture and fittings so as to accommodate Members, staff and even members of the public who attend committee meetings. There is also need to work on the audio services. Some committee rooms do not even have audio facilities like the ones we have here in the Chamber. Some committee rooms do not even have microphones, especially those in Continental and Protection houses. So, we require fitting of those facilities so that they can assist Members during committee sittings. Look at library services. We lack the necessary resource materials that would be useful to Members. We also lack enough space in the library at Continental House to accommodate readers and researchers. We also need to have selective dissemination of information in the library, so that when I go there, I am given the specific information that I require as a member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. I should be served with information that relates to my line. A Member of Parliament dealing with energy should be served specifically with information that is in line with his or her committee. We require facilities in our constituency offices. They lack chairs, internet services and other things that are of utmost importance. Lack of office equipment has hampered effective service delivery by Members of Parliament. When you go to our gym at Continental House, it is not in good condition. The equipment there is not in good condition. There is no proper ventilation. We also need to look at the diet we are supposed to have given our various preferences. For example, if one is on a weight reduction programme, one needs to be advised on the diet that would help one reduce weight. With regard to weight issues, there are Members here who are underweight. I can name Members like Hon. Mohamed (Moha Jicho Pevu) and Babu Owino. They need advice on how to eat GMOs so that they can improve on their weight. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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