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    "id": 1198480,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Veronica Maina",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
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    "content": "3. That, the quorum of the joint sittings will be the respective quorums of each of the Sub-Committees as stipulated by the respective Standing Orders. 4. That, as contemplated under Rule 9 (6) of the joint rules, unless a decision is reached by consensus, any vote to be taken in the joint sittings of the committees shall be by separate Houses. This will ensure that the numerical difference of the individual Members representing the Houses in the joint sittings has no effect on the decisions of the joint sittings of the Committee. 5. That the Committees shall having conducted the vetting hearings, submit a joint report to the respective Houses in the manner contemplated by Paragraph 7 of the Joint Rule 9. Hon. Senators, Section 8 (1) of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011. States: - “Unless otherwise provided in any law, a Committee shall consider a nomination and table its report in the relevant House for debate, and decision within 28 days from the date on which the notification of nomination was given in accordance with Section (5). Section 9 of the Act, Further states: - “If after the expiry of the period for consideration specified in Section 8, Parliament has neither approved nor rejected the nomination of a candidate, the candidate shall be deemed to have been approved.” In this regard, the period on the matter that is now before Parliament, starts running upon the Speaker of the National Assembly committing the name of the nominee to the Departmental Committees on Administration and Internal Affairs. Hon. Senators, Standing Order No. 77 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders provides that upon receipt of a notification of nomination for appointment to a public office required to be approved by the Senate under the Constitution of any other legislation, the nomination shall stand committed to the relevant Standing Committee for consideration. This Message, therefore, together with the resume of the nominee, stands committed to the Standing Committee National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations of the Senate for vetting jointly with the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs of the National Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the National Police Service Act, Public Appointment and Parliamentary Approval Act and the Standing Orders of the Houses of the Parliament. I thank you. I have read the Message on behalf of the Speaker of the Senate (Hon. Kingi). Next Order."
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