Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 772449,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/772449/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 309,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Very well, Hon. Maanzo. You have raised some pertinent issues. Of course, as per Chapter 15 of the Constitution, all Commissions are governed by the provisions of Article 250 on composition, appointment and terms of service. You have rightly pointed out that under this Article, Members serving in the constitutional commissions and independent offices serve for fixed terms, which are non-renewable. However, Hon. Maanzo, again the Constitution provides that the term of a Commission, in Article 127, comes to an end when the term of Parliament ends. The term of Parliament is fixed to five years. In these other commissions, Commissioners are appointed to serve for six years non-renewable. This applies to bodies as the Controller of Budget, the Auditor-General and the independent commissions. Therefore, in this same Constitution, there is a very clear distinction between the various Chapter 15 commissions, most of which are the same with two exceptions. In Article 248, you will find that all commissions are supposed to have membership of between three and nine. There are only two exceptions as far as the membership is concerned; the PSC, which has a membership of 10, and the Judicial Service Commission, which has a membership of 11. It therefore means that these two commissions, to a very large extent, when it comes to the 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."
}