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    "id": 711405,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chepkong’a",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1154,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga",
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    "content": "I beg to move: THAT, Clause 11 of the Bill be amended – (a) in paragraph (a) by deleting the word “Attorney General” and substituting thereof the word “Solicitor General”; (b) in paragraph (b) by deleting the word “Cabinet Secretary” and substituting thereof the word “Principal Secretary”; and (c) in paragraph (c) by deleting the word “Cabinet Secretary” and substituting thereof the word “Principal Secretary.” What we seek to do is replace the chairperson of the board and the Cabinet Secretaries thereof. What was being proposed is that the Attorney-General (AG) shall be the chairperson of the advisory board. As you know, the AG appoints a number of persons to this Board. So, you cannot appoint people and become the chair again. We are saying that it should be the province of the Solicitor General. The other one we are seeking to amend is to delete the “Cabinet Secretaries” as appearing thereon and replacing with Principal Secretaries (PSs). The Cabinet Secretaries cannot be sitting in small agencies like this one. It is not the work of the Cabinet Secretaries to sit in boards. It is for them to make policies. The work of PSs is to sit where Government policies are being implemented. We think this is the correct place for PSs. Therefore, the Solicitor General should be the chair of this agency. 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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