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    "id": 588559,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order No.225(2)(b) requires that the Speaker reports to the House any petition other than those presented thorough a Member. I, therefore, wish to convey to the House that my office is in receipt of a petition regarding the removal of Major (Rtd.) Muiu Shadrack Mutia as a Member of the NPSC. The petition is signed by one Simon Katee on behalf of a Community Based Organization (CBO) by the name Juhudi Community Support Centre and alleges that Major (Rtd.) Muiu Shadrack Mutia has consistently failed, neglected and/or refused to attend to his duties as a Member of the NPSC. The petitioners are further alleging that Major (Rtd.) Muiu Shadrack Mutia is said to be physically incapacitated and can longer discharge his functions as a Commissioner. The petitioners are, therefore, praying that the National Assembly:- (1) Resolves that this petition discloses grounds for the removal of the said Commissioner under Article 251(b)(c) of the Constitution, and; (2) Recommends to His Excellency the President to form a tribunal to investigate the said Commissioner. Hon. Members, provisions of Article 251 of the Constitution on the removal of a member of a constitutional commission from office and Standing Order No.230 shall, therefore, apply in respect to this petition. In this regard, I must clarify that the duty of the Committee shall be to guide this House on whether the petition meets the threshold of the grounds for removal of a member of a constitutional commission as spelt out in Article 251 of the Constitution. This petition, therefore, stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security for consideration. In accordance with Article 251(1) of the Constitution and the Standing Order 230(4), the Committee has 14 days to report to the House its consideration of the said petition. 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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