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    "id": 1195064,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Eldas, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adan Keynan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The terms of service and requirements of the position of the Clerk of the National Assembly as indicated in the advertisement were that the applications were invited from energetic and result-oriented individuals interested in serving in the position at PSC Scale 17 in the Parliamentary Service Commission for a term of five years with eligibility for re-appointment for another term of five years, which means the position is contractual. This means if an individual does well, he or she can be re-appointed for another five years. Hon. Speaker, having been around for many years in this Parliament, we should count ourselves lucky because, once upon a time, this particular process we are about to undertake used to be the preserve of the Public Service Commission. I know you and I have been here for many years. We used to benefit from the services of the special officers who used to be seconded to this Parliament as clerks. Luckily, today the power of appointing the Clerk lies with you and, at the end of this process, you will exercise your right as a Member of Parliament to either support or reject. Please, exercise that when the time comes. The duties and responsibilities and the administrative functions of the Clerk are the day to day management and functioning of the National Assembly to the execution of the Commission’s decisions relating to the National Assembly. Hon. Speaker, since we have a bicameral House, that is, the Senate, the National Assembly and the Joint Services, the work of the Clerk will be to manage all issues relating to the National Assembly. He or she will also be in charge of the overall management of the staff of the National Assembly pursuant to Article 128 (2) of the Constitution. Among the responsibilities, the Clerk is also tasked with the appointment, promotion and discipline of the National Assembly staff, assigning of duties, supervision and training of staff, deployment of staff to serve in different areas in Parliament, preparation and submission of programmes necessary for the achievement of the mandate of the Commission and performing any other duties that may be assigned. The procedural functions include rendering expertise and non-partisan impartial advice to the Members of the National Assembly on all legislative processes, parliamentary procedures and practices, which is a core function. He or she is also tasked with carrying out other duties and exercising powers as may be conferred to them by law and as per the Standing Orders and practices of the National Assembly. The requirements for being a Clerk are: (i) Has to be a citizen of the Republic of Kenya. (ii) Holds a degree from a recognized university in Kenya. 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."
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