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    "id": 500354,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Yes, 17(3). This is a very important Commission. The reason why Parliament saw it fit to ensure that a CEO, who is appointed to this Commission, is shielded by this House is to ensure that he is protected from persons who might interfere with his work, more so, the commissioners themselves. Parliament, in its wisdom, provided that this is the only Commission in which the CEO is appointed with the approval of the National Assembly. In all the other commissions, CEOs are appointed by the commissioners. The Committee felt, very strongly, that the removal process should also follow the same route which was followed in the appointment. If you remove, as the President is suggesting, the CEO without the sanctions of this House, it will be unfair, un-procedural and it will go against the principles which are contained in Section 17(1). There was a very good reason why Parliament found it fit that we should consider approving the appointment of the CEO. There is also very good reason that we should also approve his or her removal from office. So, we expect that the commissioners will recommend to the National Assembly the removal of the CEO, just like they recommend to the National Assembly the appointment of the same. On this matter, we think that the President did not receive good advice."
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