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    "id": 391833,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. At least, I was happy when I served under the Grand Coalition Government, even if it was for a shorter period than hon. Duale served. At least, at that time, we were able to force the President to revoke several appointments. So, I do not regret that period. There is a very critical issue which I raised and the Leader of Majority Party is out of order to evade it deliberately. The Article that the Majority Leader has said the President used to set up this office is Article 132(4). This Article says:- “The President may- (a) perform any other executive function provided for in this Constitution or in national legislation and, except as otherwise provided for in this Constitution, may establish an office in the public service in accordance with the recommendation of the Public Service Commission”. Hon. Deputy Speaker, that provision is what the Leader of Majority Party has relied on to explain why the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service was appointed. However, the question I had raised, which the Majority Leader is deliberately avoiding, is that this provision allows the President to establish an office following recommendation from the PSC. I want to challenge him to table a letter from the PSC. Establishing an office does not mean that you appoint the occupant of that office. The occupant of that office should be appointed following the correct procedures of appointment by the PSC. Why is it that the Leader of Majority Party is avoiding to say why the President appointed Mr. Joseph Kinyua as the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service without following the procedure? Yes, he set up the office but the appointment is different. The Majority Leader should explain which law the President used that enabled him to avoid the proper procedures. That is my question. My question is not on the establishment of the office."
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