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    "id": 680415,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "President; (b) is removed from office under the provisions of Article 251 or Chapter six of the Constitution; or (c) dies. (2) Where a vacancy occurs under subsection (1), the Public Service Commission shall within seven days by notice in the Gazette, at least two newspapers of national circulation and at least two television and radio stations declare the office vacant and invite applications. (3) An application under subsection (2) shall be forwarded to the Public Service Commission within fourteen days by a qualified person. (4) The names of all applicants under subsection (3) shall be published in the Gazette. (5) The Public Service Commission shall within seven days of expiry of the period prescribed under subsection (3) convene a committee for the purpose of considering the applications and shortlisting three persons for appointment as Controller of Budget. (6) The Committee under subsection (5) shall consist of the following persons – (a) a representative from the Office of the President; (b) a representative from the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to finance; (c) a representative from the Office of the Attorney- General; and (d) a representative from the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to the public service. (7) The Committee shall hold its proceedings in public and submit to Parliament a report of the interview proceedings including the scores awarded to each candidate by each member of the committee and the criteria used in selecting the three shortlisted candidates. (8) The Public Service Commission shall within seven days of the shortlisting of candidates under subsection (5), forward the names to the President. (9) The President shall within seven days of receipt of the names under subsection (8), nominate one candidate for appointment as the Controller of Budget and forward the name to the National Assembly. (10) Where the National Assembly – (a) approves the nominee, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall within three days of the approval, forward the name of the nominee to the President for approval. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}