Ezekiel Machogu Ombaki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am now going directly to the strategic objectives of our visit. It was imperative and necessary for us to understand the kind of facilities and services we have here so that when we are making a comparison, we are able to understand. Our objectives were to understand the workings of the two Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Commons and the House of Lords—and the Northern Ireland in regard to services and facilities; to understand the rules and terms of engagement between the commissions of the two legislatures and ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: make rules and give directions to officials of the House in relation to specific areas within the Committee’ s mandate. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee’s recommendation on improvement of services and facilities in these two countries are usually implemented within a 24 hour timeframe. In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Houses provide sufficient budgets and allow catering facilities to operate professionally by employing highly efficient and qualified personnel. We noted that in the Northern Ireland, catering services are outsourced from a service provider to ensure that the Members of the Assembly concentrate on their constitutional mandate. The delegation noted that the high quality catering services were guaranteed because the service provider ensured that all personnel engaged in the provision of the ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: At the Northern Ireland Assembly, the catering service provider also issues a weekly and monthly menu to guide patrons on the availability of their favourite dishes. The food and service provided for functions and wedding receptions at the Northern Ireland Parliament were required to be at par with the quality and cost of a Five Star Hotel in the greater Belfast area. We also noted that in the UK, the maintenance department can serve and work very efficiently. There are 120 stewards and maintenance is not so much an issue because they do it very diligently and within the required ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: From our observations, we have come up with short term, medium term and long term recommendations as to what requires to be done within our Parliament. In the short term, we should formulate a policy that sets cleaning standards within parliament buildings and get a framework for collaboration with outsourced cleaning services providers. We should also consider expanding the scope of the contract for cleaning services to include cleaning detergents, equipment and supply of toilet related items as prescribed in the standards to ensure continuous supply and minimise disruption of our normal operations. Staff needs audit should be conducted to ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we wish to thank the good office of the Clerk, Hon. Speaker and Members of this Committee who assisted in coming up with this Report. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: It is now my pleasant duty and privilege, on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Members Services and Facilities to present the Report to the House for consideration and recommendation to the PSC. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Members’ Services and Facilities on the Improvement of Services and Facilities for Members, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 24th April 2018. 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. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I will make a summary. This is what is affecting all of us. We made 25 observations. Therefrom, we were able to make 48 recommendations. In carrying out our work, we used various methodologies and strategies to collect, receive and collate views regarding services and facilities extended to Members of Parliament (MPs) by the Commission. Among the methodologies we used were inspections of various facilities within Parliament. We also had a meeting with the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Clerk of the Senate, the Director-General and several other members of staff, particularly those serving in the Parliamentary Joint Services. ... view