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    "id": 166401,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/166401/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 192,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 22,
        "legal_name": "Gitobu Imanyara",
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    "content": "These are two issues that have been pointed out by a Commission, which has the constitutional mandate to advice on the best procedures for implementing this Constitution. Yesterday, the Minister indicated that although the CIC had recommended the withdrawal of the clause, they had retained it because he felt, in his view, that the Executive authority must still remain vested in the President and the Prime Minister. They say that:- “Firstly, Clause 9(14) says that nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the President in consultation with the Prime Minister from nominating and forwarding names other than those submitted by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to the National Assembly for consideration and approval. We want to reiterate our recognition of the need to involve the Executive in the process of nominating and appointing members to institutions, including the Vetting Board provided under this Bill. Indeed, our understanding is that the Selection Committee is largely comprised of representatives of the Executive to allow the Executive to play its role in recommending persons to serve in the Board, whilst at the same time facilitating a process that respects the national values in Article 10 and the Principles of Leadership enumerated in Article 73(2)(a) of the Constitution, including participation of the people and selection on the basis of competence and suitability. The CIC’s concern with this section is that it negates the very purpose for which the Selection Committee in Clause 9(5) has been constituted by providing an alternative process by which persons who have not been subjected to the transparent competitive process may join the Vetting Board. This is far reaching watering-down of the Bill contrary to the advice given by the constitutionally-mandated body that oversees the implementation of the Constitution”."
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