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"content": "In this regard, for all the State officers that I have just highlighted, the House is required to approve their nomination by the President. However, in respect to the Deputy President, Article 149(1) of the Constitution expressly provides that the House is required to vote on the nomination. It is noteworthy that the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act applies where an appointment under the Constitution or any other law requires an approval of the House. Consequently, noting that Article 149(1) of the Constitution requires the House to take a vote on the nomination, the approval process envisaged under the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act does not apply in this case. The House will, therefore, adopt the precedent it has set on this matter and that settles that point. On whether the House shall conduct public participation in voting on the nomination under Article 149(1) of the Constitution, as stated earlier, Article 149(1) of the Constitution requires the House to take a vote on the nomination of Prof. Kithure Kindiki to fill the vacancy in the Office of the Deputy President, which is essentially an election. You will recall the practice of the House whenever it is confronted with an obligation to vote on the matter as it relates to an election. The instances include election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker under Articles 106 of the Constitution, and the election of Members of the East African Legislative Assembly and the Pan-African Parliament, for which the House is required to vote on the nominations of those to hold such positions. The practice of the House in these instances is that the House has always proceeded directly to vote without public participation. To this end, to the extent that Article 149 (1) of the Constitution contemplates the House to vote upon receiving the nomination, the requirement for public participation is not applicable in this case. This settles the second issue. Hon. Members, on the third issue that is relating to whether Members shall be allowed to debate on the nomination, it is noteworthy that having determined that the vote contemplated under Article 149(1) of the Constitution is an election, no debate arises on a matter of election. 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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