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"speaker_name": "Uasin Gishu County, UDA",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(d), I rise to make a Statement on the leadership of the Committee on Members' Services and Facilities and the Committee of Powers and Privileges, which were reconstituted on Tuesday, 5th March 2024. Standing Order 212 (b) establishes the Committee on Members' Services and Facilities and provides that: “The Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and not more than fourteen other Members who shall be approved by the House at the commencement of every Session.” Further, Standing Order 178(1) partly provides that: “Unless provided under any written law, Standing Orders, or by resolution of the House, a select committee shall, upon appointment, elect its Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson from among its Members.” Hon. Temporary Speaker, following the re-constitution and approval of Members to serve in the Committee on Tuesday, 5th March 2024, pursuant to Standing Order 212 (b) (3), the Clerk of the National Assembly, in exercise of the powers conferred under the provisions of Standing Order 179(2), declared a vacancy in the office of the Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson of the Committee on Wednesday, 6th March 2024. Standing Order 179 (1) requires the Clerk to appoint a place, date, and time for the first meeting of a committee within seven days of its constitution by the House or such further period as the Speaker may approve. In compliance with the said Standing Order, the Clerk appointed Tuesday, 12th March 2024 at 4.00 p.m. as the date and time for the conduct of the elections, which took place in Room 9 of the Main Parliament Building. Standing Order 179(4) specifies the form of a candidate's nomination paper, as prescribed in the Fifth Schedule to the Standing Orders. The nomination papers were issued as prescribed, whereof by the deadline for submission of nomination papers on Monday, 11th March 2024 at 5.00 p.m., the following Hon. Members had submitted duly filled nomination forms: 1. The Hon. (Dr.) Stephen Wachira Karani, MP, for the position of Chairperson; and, 2. The Hon. Feisal Bader Salim, MP, for the position of Vice-Chairperson. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Standing Order 179(12) provides that: “If only one candidate is nominated for election as Chairperson or Vice- Chairperson, the Clerk shall, at the expiry of the nomination period, forthwith declare that candidate as elected without any vote being required.” Consequently, having received only one nomination form for each of the positions, the Clerk declared the Hon. (Dr.) Stephen Wachira Karani, MP, and the Hon. Feisal Bader Salim, MP, duly elected as Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Members' Services and Facilities, respectively. 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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