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    "id": 1470855,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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        "id": 13591,
        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In the interest of time, I will be brief in moving this Motion. I beg to move- THAT, the Senate adopts the Joint Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations of the Senate, on the approval hearing for the nominee to the position of Inspector-general of the National Police Service, laid on the Table of the Senate on Monday, 19 th August, 2024, and pursuant to Article 245(2)(a) of the Constitution, section 12 of the National Police Service Act, section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, and Standing Order 77 of the Senate, the Senate approves the nomination of Mr. Douglas Kanja Kirocho, for appointment to the position of Inspector-general of the National Police Service. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, pursuant to provision of Article 245(2) (a) of the Constitution, Section 12(2) of the National Police Service Act Cap 84 and Section 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, Cap 7(f), His Excellency the President submitted the name of Mr. Douglas Kanja Kirocho, CBS, OGW, as the nominee for appointment to the position of Inspector-general of the NPS. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what followed thereafter is procedural issues where the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate, vide communication made on 1st August, 2024, conveyed the Message from the President nominating Mr. Douglas Kanja Kirocho, as the nominee for appointment to the position of Inspector-General of the NPS. Consequently, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate referred the matter to the two committees to hold a joint approval hearing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in accordance to Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Clerk of the Senate, invited interested members of the public to submit any representations by written statements on oath; that is affidavits with supporting evidence on the suitability of the nominee for appointment to the position of Inspector-general. The invitations were made vide advertisements, which appeared in the Daily Nation and the Standard Newspaper on Saturday 3rd August, 2024. The notification was followed by a letter to the nominee inviting him to attend an approval hearing and requesting him to submit the completed questionnaire set out in the schedule to the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, Cap. 7f, together with the clearance certificates from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), 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."
}