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    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Chair needs to do it. In conclusion, this Bill is therefore critical and lies in the definition of our ability as Members of Parliament. A renowned Parliamentary Service will lead to an enhanced public service delivery and effective Members of Parliament. For this reason, I rise to support. As I second, let me say it. I have stayed in this Parliament for a long time now. We have very good staff in legislation, Budget Office, Legal and other departments, but let me also put a rider. Over the years, and Members who served in the 10th Parliament will agree with me, there has been a deterioration of service delivery by some of the staff of this House. We have seen it. You can tell from a report of a Committee. If I read five reports, I can say three are done by very good people but two will look very sub-standard. One of the reports I want to quote as one of the best was the Report that discussed the Public Accounts Committee when there was a problem in the 11th Parliament. It was tabled here. I am talking about the language that it was written in. Our staff members are paid very well with very good insurance. There must be a serious personal space between staff of Parliament and Members of Parliament. Even the great men and women who serve us at the cafeteria must keep a personal space. There is a place meant for only Members of Parliament and there is a board that displays that very clearly. Colleagues, let us respect that. There used to be a very tough Serjeant-at-Arms called Wendo. I wish we would get another Wendo in this Assembly. If you crossed with a visitor to the Members’ area, he would deal with you properly. So, let us respect our staff and make sure there is personal space between us and them and let us motivate them. I am sure we will also bring issues in this Bill. Staff in this Parliament must progressively rise to positions. If you join Parliament, as staff, you must aspire to become a Clerk one day. So, we do not want somebody somewhere to run Parliament like an animal farm; that you have your own personal staff. We are telling the Clerks that they cannot discriminate against staff. They work for all the staff of this Parliament. There was a director of finance who left called Mr. Obudo. The moment Obudo left, the whole finance department of this Parliament collapsed. In the 10th Parliament, a member of staff used to bring us a form for mileage where we have tea. We used to sign and the same member of staff, two days or one week later would bring you the cheque. These days, Members of Parliament queue; their files are hidden and have to bribe staff of Parliament. We know. Members of Parliament bribe these days!"
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