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    "id": 861764,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, listen. This is where you fall. The request for use of the lounges should be in writing to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Protocol and Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) officers on duty should not accept direct request for VIP use. The request should be made at least two days in advance. The number of dignitaries must not be more than four people. Where is the Member of Parliament? This is what is in circulation. Hon. Members, I will tell you for free. Gone are the days when we would be called “ mpigs ” or idiots. Nothing changes without us standing firm for our rights. In this Bill, the following are being proposed. I want anybody in the media to tell me where these proposed salary changes for Members of Parliament are. This is what is being proposed: That the SRC in the last two elections said they cannot properly evaluate the job description of a Member of Parliament. To that extent, they cannot place us anywhere. If the SRC cannot do it, we propose that in this Bill, the PSC appraises Members of Parliament. We have no apologies to make. If you have an apology to make, you have no business being in this House. Secondly, there is also the issue of the pecking order. We are the truly elected representatives of Kenyans. In the hierarchy, the President is first. We have no dispute with that. There is His Excellency the President, the Deputy President, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice and then the Speaker of the Senate. That is fine. The MP is No.46. Who are the 41 individuals falling between No.5 and No.46, who are above the Member of Parliament in the pecking order? Those are the things we must correct. In the pecking order, after the CJ, there is the governor. That is understandable but No.7 should be the MP. There is also the issue of monitoring and evaluation. We play an oversight role and legislate. We oversee the budget-making process and provide parliamentary diplomacy yet we are told that we will not be accorded any opportunity or finances to undertake monitoring and evaluation. We do not want to be subject to a body other than Parliament. We also suggest in this Bill that Parliament shall provide mechanisms for both Members of the Senate and Members of the National Assembly to play an oversight role. There is no harm in doing so. Article 127 (6) states - and I want to be guided unless I am a fool and I do not read – that the Commission shall provide facilities necessary for the well-being of MPs and staff. What are the facilities that are necessary for the well-being of MPs and staff? Those are realities we must talk about. The reason why almost eight years down the line we have been unable to align our own Act with the new Constitution is because of the fear of the unknown. We must pass this Bill. We know the details. I must say this in broad daylight. 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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