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    "content": "Hon. Members, take your seats. Hon. Tongi, I know it is a bit too early to require you to have known all these things. Hon. Members, do not start running. Hon. Members, I have a message from the President. Further to my earlier communication on 21st August, 2014, regarding the nomination of persons to be appointed as high commissioners and ambassadors, and in accordance with Standing Order No.42, I wish to convey that I have received another message from His Excellency the President regarding the nomination of Prof. George Godia as a Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Hon. Members, Section 26 of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Act, 2013, states that, and I quote, ‘The Kenya UNESCO Office shall be headed by an Ambassador appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Cabinet Secretary’. The appointment of the ambassador is subject to the provisions of Article 132(2) of the Constitution which states that the President shall nominate and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appoint and may dismiss high commissioners, ambassadors and diplomatic and consular representatives. The Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations should consider the nomination of Prof. Godia in accordance with the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. Hon. Members, I also wish to clarify on the question of the commencement of time as contemplated under Section 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011. Indeed, several hon. Members have approached me, especially Members of the said Committee, wishing to know the commencement time for the vetting process of the nominees. It is also important that we dispense with this matter at this early stage of the process. To start with, Section 5 of the Act provides that the notification of the nomination to Parliament by the appointing authority must be in writing and lodged with the Clerk of the relevant House of Parliament. This notification must also be accompanied by all necessary information concerning the nominees, having The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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