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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Members’ vehicles before allowing them access into the precincts of Parliament. The officers are instructed to ensure security in the precincts of the institution without fail. The Speaker’s Rules are also categorical on the number of visitors that a Member can bring to any part of the buildings or precincts of Parliament. That number is two visitors per Member at a given time. I wish to reiterate this. It is two visitors at any one given time. I have given strict instructions that if a Member has intentions of inviting more than two, you must obtain permission from the Clerk or from the Speaker. In view of the limited space in Parliament Buildings, particularly the restaurants which have a total sitting capacity of 340 against a membership of 418 in the two Houses, there is need, therefore, to further limit the number of visitors accessing the restaurant. In view of the foregoing, the following measures should be strictly adhered to henceforth: (i) All persons must go through security screening before entering the precincts of Parliament. (ii) Upon going through security screening, all visitors must be given physical passes signed by the Speaker or the Clerk bearing the day’s date and, thereafter, directed to the relevant offices. (iii)All passes issued whose permit is to access Parliament Buildings for a day shall be surrendered to the security at the gate at the time of exiting the buildings. (iv) All visitors, staff of the Commission and staff of Members of Parliament should at all times display their identification badges. (v) No visitor is to be allowed into the Parliament Buildings with bags or other luggage. All such bags and luggage must be left at the luggage holding area to be set up near the Ministers’ Gate. The officers responsible for safety and security are hereby directed to put in place administrative measures for the management of left luggage. (vi) Security officers and orderlies should be discouraged from accompanying visitors and witnesses attending committee sittings as they end up hanging and idling around the corridors of Parliament Buildings in large numbers. They should instead wait at the parking bays or in the vehicles. At this point, I wish to clarify this: There has been a noticed trend where, particularly State officers known as governors, have a very undesirable habit of coming with so many bodyguards and they hang around all over. Parliament is a secure place. Once they have been cleared to come into the precincts of Parliament, those other idlers must be left in their cars and not to hang around in the corridors. That applies also to Cabinet Secretaries and any other such State officers. There is nothing to fear. There is no war. This is not a war zone. Once they have been cleared to come into the precincts of Parliament, bodyguards and such other funny staff, supporters and the like, must remain in their cars at the parking lot. We have agreed that this is going to be implemented without exception."
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