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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Orders mandate the House Business Committee, in consultation with the parliamentary leadership, to constitute this very important Committee. At both Safari Park and in this House, hon. Members agreed that we would achieve 20 per cent threshold for gender parity. We also looked at the nomination of these Members based on party proportionality. Lastly, we referred to the Standing Orders and saw this Committee’s independence, as specifically mentioned therein. The Appointment Committee was non-existent during the last Parliament. It is a creation of Article 152(2) of the Constitution, which mandates the President to nominate his Cabinet Secretaries and forward the names to Parliament for approval. So, parliamentary approval will pave way for the President to formally appoint the Cabinet Secretaries, as well as for their swearing into office. Therefore, this is a very important Committee and it is coming at the right time because there is a lot of anxiety in the country. People are asking why the Cabinet is not in place. We want to make it very clear today, from this august House, that this House’s"
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