{"id":560520,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/560520/?format=json","text_counter":102,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":24,"legal_name":"Nicholas Gumbo","slug":"nicholas-gumbo"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to oppose this amendment. We spoke about it last week. The President should have been advised not to propose this amendment. Article 252 (1)(c) of our Constitution says: “Each commission and each holder of an independent shall recruit its own staff.” I have no idea whatsoever why we are ignoring this clear provision of the Constitution. There is a precedent here. Previously, we passed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Act. In that Act, the IEBC actually recruits their own staff. So, I do not 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."}