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    "id": 1210298,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Senators, Section 13b (1) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act provides and I quote, ‘There shall be two Deputy Governors who shall be appointed by the President through a transparent and competitive process and with the approval of the Parliament.’ In relation to this Section 3 of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, states ‘that an appointment under the Constitution or any other law for which the approval of Parliament is required shall not be made unless the appointment is approved or deemed to have been approved by Parliament in accordance with this Act.’ Hon. Senators, Standing Order No.77 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders provides that upon the receipt of the notification of nomination for appointment of public office required to be approved by the Senate and the Constitution or any other legislation, the nomination shall stand committed to the relevant Standing Committees for consideration. As was agreed and approved and executed during previous approvals for nominations such as the position of the Inspector General of the National Police Service (NPS), the message from His Excellency the President together with the Curriculum Vitae (CVs) of the nominee, stand committed to the relevant Committee and this case, the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget for approval hearing. The Committee will hold the approval hearing the jointly with Department of Committee on Finance Planning and Trade of the National Assembly in accordance with the provision of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Act and Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act and the Standing Orders of the Houses of Parliament. Hon. Senators, Section 8 of the same Act Provides 1. Unless otherwise provided in any law, a Committee shall consider nomination and table its report in the relevant House of debate for debate and decision within 14 days from the date on which the notification of the nomination was given in accordance with section five. 2. At the conclusion of the approval hearing, the Committee shall prepare its report on suitability of the candidate to be appointed to the office to which the candidate has been nominated and shall include in the report such recommendations as the Committee may consider necessary. Hon. Senators, in this regard, the period on the matter that is now before the Parliament, starts running upon Speakers of the Houses of Parliament committing the name of the nominee to the relevant Committees in the Senate and in the National Assembly. Standing Order 230 on Joint Sittings of the Corresponding Committees of the Senate and the National Assembly shall apply during the approval hearing. I urge the"
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