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    "id": 367622,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/367622/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Losiakou",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2662,
        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": "Having said that, I urge my colleagues to support these three individuals who impressed us as my two other colleagues said. However, there is a lacuna in our Constitution which I would like to bring to the attention of this House. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I was trying to check the responsibilities of a Cabinet Secretary and I could not find them. If you look at the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, you will find Ministries. I was trying to find out whether Cabinet Secretaries were assigned Ministries, but I found that was not the case. Article 132 of the Constitution talks about Ministries, but in relation to the Head of State, there is nothing on the Cabinet Secretary. I am saying that because it leaves us with some questions and that will bring me to the second idea or concept on who is the accounting officer in a Ministry? That is why I am saying that job description of a Cabinet Secretary is not clear in this Constitution. If you read it, there is a lacuna. I am urging the wisdom of this House to look into that before it brings confusion between the Cabinet Secretaries and the Principal Secretaries. Hon. Speaker, the second lacuna is about the accounting officers. We even asked some of the Principal Secretaries this question but they were not even sure about it. Already, that is confusion. When I look at the Constitution, in terms of accounting officers, it only talks about being accountable. Article 132 talks about being accountable. Accountability here refers to the Cabinet Secretary who is accountable to the Head of State. So, the question of who is accountable will bring confusion as we approve the appointment of these able Kenyans. We do not want to approve them into confusion. Therefore, I am asking the wisdom of this House to see that we come up with a Bill to address those things. With those few remarks, I support."
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