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    "id": 525030,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.41(1) of the Senate, I wish to convey a Message from His Excellency the President asking Parliament to approve Joseph Kipchirchir Boinet for appointment as the Inspector-General of Police. In the message, His Excellency the President conveys that in exercise of powers vested in him under Article 245(2)(a) of the Constitution and Section 12(2) of the National Police Act, 2011, as amended by Section 11 of the National Police Service (Amendment) Act, 2014 and further amendment by Section 86 of the Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014, he nominates Joseph Kipchirchir Boinet for appointment to the position of the Inspector-General of Police. Hon. Senators, Article 245(2)(a) of the Constitution states:- “The Inspector-General is appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament” Further, Section 12 of the National Police Service Act, No.11 of 2011 as amended by Section 11 of the National Police Service (Amendment) Act, 2014 and further amendment by Section 86 of the Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 states:- “12(i) Pursuant to Article 245(2)(a) of the Constitution, the Inspector- General of the Service shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. (ii)The President shall, within 14 days after a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Inspector-General nominate a person for appointment as an Inspector- General and submit the name of the nominee to Parliament.” Hon. Senators, I wish to note that this is the first time that the two Houses of Parliament are required to approve the appointment of a candidate to a public office. Therefore, as you can expect in such situations, there are grey areas or uncharted waters with respect to the process. However, as Senators are aware, the Houses of Parliament are not helpless as the Speakers are empowered to deal with such scenarios. Consequently, in order for Parliament to effectively conduct the vetting process, the Speaker of the National Assembly and I, have consulted on the best way of facilitating Parliament to discharge this important duty. In the interest of the economy, efficiency and cognizant of the Standing Orders of both Houses and the requirements of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011, we have agreed to proceed as follows:- (i) That the vetting of the nominee for appointment as Inspector-General of Police shall be conducted jointly by the Committees of the two Houses mandated to deal with matters of national security. The vetting process will, therefore, be conducted by the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 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."
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