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    "id": 308990,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Keynan",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 41,
        "legal_name": "Adan Wehliye Keynan",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 7 of the Bill be amended by- (i) renaming the existing provision as subclause (1) and inserting the words “with the approval of the National Assembly” immediately after the words “ who shall” ; (ii) by inserting the following new subclauses immediately after Subclause (1)- (2) The President shall nominate a person for appointment as the Director- General and submit the name of the nominee to the National Assembly. (3) The National Assembly shall, within fourteen days after it first meets after receiving the name of the nominee- (a) consider the suitability of the nominee; and (b) either approve or reject the nominee for the appointment; and (c ) the speaker shall notify the President of the decision of the National Assembly. (4) If the National Assembly approves the nominee, the President shall, within seven days after receiving the notification to that effect, appoint the nominee as the Director-General. (5) If the National Assembly rejects a nominee submitted by the President, the National Assembly shall request the President to submit a new nominee and the provisions of this section shall apply with necessary modifications with respect to the new nominee. (6) If, after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date of the nomination of a person for appointment as Director-General under sub-clause (2), the National Assembly has neither approved nor rejected the nomination of the person, the nominee shall be deemed to have been approved by the National Assembly. Mr. Chairman, Sir, again taking into account the critical role that Parliament plays, when you read the main functions of Parliament, more so in relation to the security sector, the Constitution says that the security sector is accountable to the Constitution and Parliament. Therefore, we are introducing parliamentary vetting process which will ensure that whoever becomes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Republic of Kenya does not appoint cronies, relatives and other unqualified people not purely because of their qualification but because of their ethnic or social affiliations and other relationships. This is a critical area that we must handle as Parliament, taking into account that the Director-General is a political appointee, but it can be done. We have looked at the best practices all over, in the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom and other developed countries. That position is normally vetted by Parliament. If the President nominates somebody, the nominee must be subjected to parliamentary vetting."
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