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    "id": 210682,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/210682/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kagwe",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Information and Communications",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 229,
        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
        "slug": "mutahi-kagwe"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 7 be deleted and replaced with the following new clause— Council. 7. (1) The Council shall comprise of thirteen members, appointed as follows in accordance with subsection (4) (a) two persons nominated by the Kenya Union of Journalists, one of whom shall be of opposite gender; (b) three persons nominated by the Media Owners Association, at least one of whom shall be of opposite gender; (c) one person nominated by the Law Society of Kenya; (d) one person nominated by the Editor's Guild of Kenya; (e) two persons nominated by schools of journalism of recognized universities, one representing public universities and the other representing private universities; (f) one person nominated by the Kenya Correspondents Association; (g) one person nominated by the Public Relations Society of Kenya; (h) one person nominated by the Kenya Institute of Mass Communications; (i) one person nominated by the Kenya News Agency. (2) A person shall not qualify to be appointed to the Council if such person is— (a) not a Kenyan citizen and ordinarily resident in Kenya; (b) at the relevant time, an office bearer or employee of a political party or any body of a political nature; (c) an undischarged bankrupt. (3) Members of the Council nominated in accordance with subsection (1) shall appoint a member or members to represent the interests of a nominating body if the nominating body fails to present its nominee within a period of thirty days from the date of commencement of this Act, or from the date of notification of a vacancy. (4) Within fourteen days from the date of commencement of this Act, each of the bodies listed in subsection (1) shall forward the names of their nominees to the Director of Information for invitation to the first meeting of the Council. (5) Appointment to the Council shall be by notice in the Gazette."
}