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    "id": 1457643,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1457643/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Approval Act, Cap 7 of the Laws of Kenya. To aid the august House in its consideration and approval processes, kindly be pleased to receive the Certificate of Presidential Nomination No.5 of 2024, together with the nominees' curriculum vitae and testimonials. As we set our sights on continuing the transformation of the National Police Service, the House is urged to prioritize the consideration of the nominee. Hon. Senators, Article 245(2) (a), provides that the Inspector General is appointed by the President with approval of Parliament. Further, Section 12 (2) and 7 of the National Police Service Act No.11A of 2011 provides as follows- The President shall, within 14 days after vacancy occurs in the office of the Inspector General, nominate a person for appointment as an Inspector General and submit the name of the nominee to Parliament. Parliament shall within 14 days when it first meets after receiving the names of the nominees - (a) consider the suitability of the nominee; (b) either approve or reject the nominee for appointment, and; (c) the Speaker of the National Assembly shall notify the President of the decision of Parliament. Hon. Senators, as agreed and executed during the previous approvals for the position of the Inspector General of Police, and in order for Parliament to effectively conduct the vetting process, the following procedure shall apply- That, the vetting of the nominee for appointment as Inspector General of Police shall be conducted jointly by the committees of the two Houses mandated to deal with matters of national security. The vetting process will, therefore, be conducted by the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations of the Senate and Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs of the National Assembly. That, the chairpersons of the two Committees will co-chair the joint sittings, and the secretariat will comprise officers of the two Houses. That, the quorum of the joint sittings will be the respective quorums of each of the committees as stipulated by the respective Standing Orders. That, as contemplated under Rule 9 (c) of the Joint Rules, unless a decision is reached by consensus, any vote to be taken in the Joint Sitting 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 Committees. 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 Joint Rule 9. Hon. Senators, Section 8 (1) of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011, provides as follows- “Unless otherwise provided in any law, a Committee shall consider 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 provides as follows- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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