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    "id": 320733,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Cheptumo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to apologize for coming late. However, I beg to reply. (a) The Government took the following measures to operationalize the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission:- The nominees for the position of the Chairperson and members of the Commission were selected, as provided for under Section 8 of the Ethics and Anti Corruption Act, 2011. Upon selection of the applicants to these positions, my Ministry forwarded these names to this honourable House for approval as per Section 6 (6) of the Act. The nominees, having been approved by the House, were duly appointed by the President and are now awaiting their swearing in. This swearing in is dependent on the determination of the High Court Case No.19 of 2012, which is challenging the approval and appointment of the Chairperson to the Commission. (b) The swearing in of the Chairperson and Commissioners is dependent on the outcome of the High Court Case No.19 of 2012 which was filed by the Trusted Society of Human Rights Alliance against the Attorney General and three others. (c) Section 6 of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act which provides for the appointment of persons to the position of Chairperson and Commissioners has been implemented as the appointment process has been undertaken. The only pending issue is the swearing-in of these appointees that is required by Section 74 of our Constitution and Section 8 of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act, 2011 which is subject to the ruling of the High Court."
}