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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, an issue was raised about the Advisory Board and the delay by the Office of the President. We must appreciate that the Office of the President has a lot of matters in its hand, including current issues such as famine and so on. There is also need to vet the names proposed by the Committee and this is not an easy exercise. So, this would explain the delay. This also comes to what I have always been saying; whether as Parliament, what we are doing is the right thing. If you look at other systems of Government, for example, the Presidential or Parliamentary system, it is the Head of Government who nominates members of the Board and its Chief Executive Officer. It is the role of Parliament to vet the names and approve or disapprove them. The delay has been as a result of Parliament doing the interviews and the recommendations. This Parliament needs to make a decision. In my view, what we are doing is not right. It is the Executive that should nominate people and bring their names here. This Parliament should then vet the names and approve or disapprove those names. As far as I am concerned, that is the right procedure that should be followed."
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