{"id":15781,"date":"2024-07-17T10:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T10:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15781"},"modified":"2024-07-17T10:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T10:14:30","slug":"national-assembly-speaker-moses-wetangula-announces-construction-of-ultra-modern-media-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15781","title":{"rendered":"National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula Announces Construction of Ultra-Modern Media Centre."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In a significant move aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of parliamentary reporting, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has announced the construction of an ultra-modern media centre within Parliament Square. This initiative, led by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) under Wetang’ula’s leadership, is designed to equip parliamentary reporters with the necessary tools and environment to perform their duties more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The PSC, through my stewardship, has committed to establishing an ultra-modern media centre within Parliament Square to help facilitate parliamentary reporters to effectively deliver their mandate,” Wetang’ula stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stakeholders, including officials from the Media Council of Kenya, the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ), and the Kenya Parliamentary Journalists Association (KPJA), attended a meeting in Parliament on July 27 to discuss this development. Wetang’ula highlighted the media’s crucial role in supporting parliamentary work and informing the public, ensuring national values of transparency and accountability are upheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The media is an integral stakeholder in facilitating the effective delivery of parliamentary work and in informing the public while ensuring national values of transparency and accountability are achieved,” Wetang’ula emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He underscored the critical role of the media in upholding the principles enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, particularly Articles 34, 35, and 118, which emphasize the media’s importance in promoting transparency, accountability, and public participation in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of these constitutional provisions, the PSC has actively engaged with key media stakeholders to ensure the continuous and effective dissemination of parliamentary information. Wetang’ula stressed the importance of this collaboration, stating, “A plan to review the current situation in the institution and reassure the media of a continued cordial partnership in ensuring that factual and timely information is relayed to the public.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond establishing the media centre, Wetang’ula assured the media industry that the PSC would review existing media legislation to align it with current trends and technological advancements. “During the meeting, I have assured the media industry that the two Houses of Parliament will re-look into the existing media legislation to realign them with the current trends coupled with the advent of technology,” Wetang’ula announced on his official social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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