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    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Masaba, NAPK",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ezekiel Ombaki",
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    "content": "There are few concerns I would like to comment on. First is on payment of parliamentary staff. As a Committee, we are also very concerned because it is not only the payment to the employees which is a matter of concern, but when the statutory deductions which are to be paid on a monthly basis such as Pay As You Earn (PAYE), the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), are not made on time, they attract penalties. I discussed the matter with the department of finance yesterday. I am yet to discuss it with the Chairperson of PSC so that we get a durable and permanent solution to this particular problem. They have been saying that it is the Exchequer issues which delay. We have to get a solution and a way forward. Secondly, Members will bear with us. I know the offices in Continental House are not as good, but we will work tirelessly, particularly on the cleaning aspect, so that Members can enjoy a clean environment. Last month in July, the Commission made an undertaking to us that the building will be complete in one year - that is by July next year. As a Committee, we gave them slightly more time up to December so that by January 2020, Members can enjoy the better offices in the new building now that adequate funds are available. Finally, I want to assure you that we are working on the gym and also improving the quality of food. That is one other aspect that has been giving us problems. We are putting measures in place to ensure that the quality of food that we get in our restaurants is improved in the shortest time possible. I have captured all the other aspects that Members have highlighted here. It will be my responsibility and that of the Committee to ensure that we act. The chairpersons and Members in this House are cooperative. So, I have no doubt that the recommendations that we have made here, which will be adopted in the House, will be implemented 100 per cent by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC)."
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