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    "content": "(ii) rejects the appointment of Mr. Charles Githinji Keiru as Consul-General – Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo; and, (iii) resolves that, henceforth, Consuls-General should undergo vetting after their nomination by the appointing authority as required by the Constitution and that the appointing authority recalls any Consuls-General serving without requisite approval by the National Assembly to undergo the necessary process. Hon. Speaker, I would like to use this opportunity to refer to the Constitution. Article 132 of the Constitution provides that the President shall nominate and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appoint High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Diplomatic and Consular Representatives. This is further replicated in Section 20 of the Foreign Service Act, Cap 185(e). Pursuant to Article 132 (e) of the Constitution and Foreign Service Act, a Consular- General, being a consular representative, is subject to vetting. Further, Section 2 of the Foreign Service Act defines a Head of Mission to mean ‘an Ambassador, a High Commissioner, a Permanent Representative, a Consul-General or an officer acting in that capacity.’ That is why we arrived at the decision that Consuls-General should be subjected to vetting. Those that were posted without vetting are deemed unfit. They should be recalled; we vet them and then they go through the necessary approval process. Hon. Speaker, the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations is one of the Departmental Committees of this House. It is established under Standing Order 216, whose mandate is found in Standing Order 216 (5). It includes vetting and reporting on all appointments where the Constitution or any law requires the National Assembly to approve. That is the subject of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations as stated in the Second Schedule of the Standing Orders. The Committee 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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