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    "id": 1003436,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Amollo for appointment as a non-member Commissioner to the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Vice Chairperson, at the Order of Notices of Motions on Tuesday, 16th June, 2020, gave notice on adoption of the report in the following terms - “That the Senate adopts the report of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the approval of hon. Rachel Ameso Amollo for appointment as a non-member of Parliament Commissioner to the Parliamentary Service Commission, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 16th June, 2020, pursuant to Standing Order No.71 and that pursuant to Article 127(2)(d) of the Constitution and Section 9(2) of the Parliamentary Service Act, approves the appointment of hon. Rachel Ameso Amollo as a Member of the Parliamentary Service Commission.” Hon. Senators, by a letter dated 22nd June, 2020, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., MP, who is also a Member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights brought to my attention an error in the Notice of Motion issued as aforementioned, whereby the Notice of Motion given and the recommendation in the report of the Standing Committee were not congruent. The Senator explained that the error in the Notice of Motion arose from reliance on documents which had been prepared beforehand by the Standing Committee in readiness for laying on the Table, but which the Standing Committee had not made its final determination on. The Senator concluded by seeking the Speaker’s approval for the Motion to be moved in an amended form. Upon verification of the claims by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., the Committee, at page 21 of its Report, recommends that the Senate does not approve the appointment of Hon. Rachel Ameso Amollo to the position of Member of Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) under Article 172(2)(d) of the Constitution. As such, therefore, it is clear that the Notice of Motion given on Tuesday, 16th June, 2020, by the Standing Committee for consideration and determination by the Senate, and the Standing Committee recommendation contained in the Report, are at cross purposes. This situation needs to be remedied before we proceed with the Motion on the Standing Committee Report. Having considered the matters raised by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., and the totality of the circumstances, I have granted approval pursuant to Standing Order No. 1, as read together with Standing Order No. 55, for a new Notice of Motion to be given in the terms set out in the Supplementary Order Paper, to correct the anomaly. Upon the new Notice of Motion being given, the earlier Notice of Motion stands withdrawn within the meaning of Standing Order No. 56. I now direct the Clerk to call out the next Order."
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