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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have two prayers that I would like to request this afternoon. First, this morning Justice Maraga, the nominee for the position of Chief Justice appeared before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We have concluded the hearings and the decision thereof. We will be meeting, as a Committee, today at 4.00 p.m. to adopt the Report. I am, therefore, requesting that I be allowed--- As you know, I cannot move the Motion and discuss our Report the same day. The reason I am making this plea is because, Section 10 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act requires that Parliament must consider any nominee that is forwarded to Parliament within 14 days. Unfortunately, this legislation is in conflict with the Standing Orders. Unfortunately, again, the Standing Orders are subsidiary legislations and so the overriding legislation is the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act of 2011, the so-called “Mungatana Legislation”. Therefore, it behoves this Committee to table the Report to allow it move the Notice of Motion on Tuesday, otherwise we will be out of time. The reason I am saying this is because we do not know the eventualities. Sometimes we may lack quorum and as a result be unable to transact business. It is important that we table the Report. Hon. Speaker, I am, therefore, requesting you to grant me time to table the Report any time between 4.00 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. before the House rises. If I have your concurrence I can move the Motion. I would like to ask the Leader of the Majority Party to second that request."
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