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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, before I move these names for adoption, I have an issue that is very pertinent to Members of Parliament. There is a problem with the procedure for nominating members of those committees in the future. We usually send the names to the Board, which subsequently sends them to the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Economic Planning and then to the Attorney General before going to the Government Printer. There is a slight change of this procedure, pursuant to a circular reference OP/CAB.9/1A dated 25th November 2022. The subject is guidelines on the procedure for the appointment of chairpersons, board members, and chief executive officers of State Corporations and other bodies. The names now require express approval from the Office of the Head of Public Service prior to gazettement. In line with this circular, the names of appointees to NG-CDF Committees are submitted to the Head of Public Service for approval before being printed for gazettement by the Government printer. The 2022/2023 gazettements were, however, not affected by these guidelines. The first constituency to be affected by this circular was Tiaty Constituency. The Board received a request to replace a member which was done vide Gazette Notice 1284 of 15th January 2024. Two other constituencies were affected, Gatanga and Nyeri Town, and the names of appointees are still pending. I spoke to the Head of the Government Printer, Mr. Hassan, and requested that he gives me the regulation that changed the gazettement process. He said he was given instructions to send the names of appointees to the Head of Public Service by word of mouth. The term of office for all the committee members in the 290 constituencies will end from late 2024 to early 2025. In the meantime, the Board will continue receiving requests for replacement due to various issues, the key reasons being the death and resignation of members. 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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