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    "id": 522824,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I have the following Communication to make. You recall at the sitting of Wednesday, 18th February, 2015, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, rose on a point of order seeking the guidance of the Speaker on the matter of the formation of the Joint Committee of the Senate and the National Assembly to vet the nominee for the position of Inspector-General of the National Police Service. In particular, Sen. Wetangula sought clarification on whether the Senate had passed a resolution for the establishment of the Joint Committee. The Senator further raised concerns on the procedure to be followed by the Joint Committee and whether the Fourth Schedule to the Standing Orders which sets out the rules for Joint Committees of Parliament would apply to the proceedings of the Joint Committee. Sen. Wetangula took the view that each House, through its respective Committee, ought to have vetted the nominee and the procedure for mediation should thereafter have been applied if the House were to arrive at a different conclusion on the suitability or otherwise of the nominee. Sen. Murkomen and Sen. Orengo also rose on points of order and made contributions on the matter. In supporting Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Orengo observed that as a matter of constitutional design, the perspectives of the two Houses while vetting the nominee would be different and it would therefore be important that each House separately vets the nominee. Hon. Senators, as you will recall on Tuesday, 17th February, 2015, I conveyed to the Senate a Message from His Excellency the President on the nomination of Mr. Joseph The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}