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    "content": "Order Members! Hon. Members, I appreciate that this is December and those of you who are a little advanced in age, will remember that it used to be - those days - a very exciting month. I appreciate that, but it is just for this afternoon. Hon. Members, it is expected that the nominee will undergo the vetting process in accordance with the provisions of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, whose Section 8 provides that the relevant Committee of the House should consider the suitability or otherwise of the nominee and table its Report for consideration by the House within 14 days from the date when the notification of nomination is conveyed to the House. Further, the Act requires that the public be given a seven days’ notification to submit their views regarding the suitability or otherwise of the nominee proposed for appointment to an office requiring parliamentary approval. In this regard, and in accordance with the provision of Article 259(5) (a) of the Constitution as read together with Section 5 of the said Act, the seven days’ notification to the public shall start running on the day following the day when the notice is published in the dailies. Further, Section 9 of the said law provides that: “If, after expiry of the period for consideration specified in Section 8, Parliament has neither approved nor rejected a nomination of a candidate, the candidate shall be deemed to have been approved.” Hon. Members, in this regard I will be asking the Chairperson of Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to seek relevant resolution of the House today to extend the period for consideration of the nominee as provided for under Section 13 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act 2011. Hon. Members, owing to the pivotal role that the office of the Chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in driving the fight against corruption within our society, it is advisable that the concerned Committee expeditiously proceeds to notify the nominee and the public. Thereafter, the Committee should commence the approval hearings and table a Report thereto, at the earliest opportunity to enable the House to consider the Report within the statutory timelines. This Message, together with the resume of the nominee stand committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. I thank you. Next Order!"
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