The Public Service Commission (PSC) head office at Commission House in Nairobi.

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A parliamentary committee is seeking the amendment of the House Standing Orders to grant it powers to oversight the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC).

The National Assembly committee on members’ services and facilities,  in its proposal to review the House rules,  wants powers in order to examine reports and accounts of the commission.

In a letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Samuel Njoroge, the committee chaired by Laikipia West MP Stephen Wachira is seeking the amendment of section 212B of the House Standing Orders in order to give it powers to oversee the commission.

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“Section 212B of the Standing Orders is amended in section 2 by inserting a paragraph of examining reports and accounts of the Parliamentary Service Commission relating to members’ services and facilities,” reads the committee’s proposal.

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According to the committee, the powers to oversight the commission will ensure efficiency and effective functioning of Parliament.

“The Parliamentary Service Commission being a constitutional commission established under Article 127 of the constitution to perform functions necessary for the wellbeing of MPs is subject to the oversight of the National Assembly as it falls under the definition of a state organ provided for under Article 260,” argues the committee in its letter.

The Parliamentary Service Commission, which is established under Article 127 of the Constitution of Kenya, is the MPs' employer and, among others, provides services and facilities to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of Parliament.

Article 127 of the Constitution provides that the Parliamentary Service Commission shall consist of, among others, one man and one woman appointed by Parliament from among persons who are experienced in public affairs, but are not members of Parliament.

📰 Source: Nation Africa