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"content": "Hon. Members, in the Message, His Excellency the President also conveys that he has nominated Hon. Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi, EGH, as the Attorney-General and Ms. Mercy Wanjau as the Secretary to the Cabinet. His Excellency the President now seeks the approval of the National Assembly on the nominees for appointment to the said offices. As you are all aware, the Committee on Appointments is yet to be constituted, despite the provisions of Standing Order No.204(2) requiring that the Committee be appointed within seven days on the assembly of a new House. This has been occasioned by the fact that the House Business Committee (HBC) is yet to be formed, on account of the question of the leadership of the majority party and the minority party, which I will rule on after this. It is the HBC which is charged with the responsibility of nominating Members to sit in the Committee on Appointments, save for the slots reserved for the leadership of the House. Having resolved the stalemate in a short time to come, we will then move to the next level to process these appointments. Section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2012 provides that, unless otherwise provided in law, the committee to which such nomination is referred to shall consider the matter and table a report in the House within 28 days. It is, therefore, imperative that once the Committee on Appointments is formed, it should immediately commence the process of consideration of the nominees to enable speedy conclusion of the vetting process within the set timelines. I also direct the Clerk of the National Assembly to take the necessary steps and notify the nominees and the general public through an advertisement in daily newspapers of national circulation; and on the parliamentary website, of the time and place of holding the approval hearings. This should be done by Friday, 7th October 2022 following which the Committee on Appointments should commence the approval hearings. 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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