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    "id": 1459740,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "I will allow the upstanding Hon. Members to sit down and I then continue. Hon. Members, you can sign-in later. Hon. Members, the timeline for consideration of a nominee for appointment as the Inspector-General of the National Police Service is prescribed in section 12(7) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, which provides as follows: “Parliament shall, within fourteen days after it first meets after receiving the name of the nominee— (a) vet and consider the nominee, and may either approve or reject the nomination, and, (b) notify the President as to its approval or rejection.” A plain reading of the said provision suggests that the 14 days will start counting on Wednesday the 7th August, being the day after the House first meets following the receipt of the names of the Nominee. In this regard, the 14 days will lapse on 20th August 2024. I am aware that the National assembly is scheduled to proceed for recess on 9th August. Ordinarily, I would have ordered that the counting of the days with respect to the consideration of the nominee ceases during the recess period and resumes when the House first sits upon resumption, being Tuesday, 10th September 2024. However, conscious of the critical duties that are bestowed upon the Inspector-General of the National Police Service under Article 245 (2)(B) of the Constitution, the Joint Committee will be expected to expedite the approval hearing within the statutory timelines. Upon conclusion, I implore the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party to consult with his counterpart in the Senate for the purpose of requesting for a special sitting of the respective Houses in order to consider the report of the Joint Committee. The Message, together with the resume of the nominee, will now stand committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security of the National assembly, jointly with the relevant Senate Standing Committee for consideration. The Committees are expected to forthwith jointly commence the approval process, notify the nominee and the general public of the time and place of holding the approval hearings and, upon conclusion, report within the statutory timelines. Thank you. What is your point of order, Member for Mandera North? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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