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    "id": 780902,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheptumo",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the Vetting of the Nominee for Appointment as the Solicitor General, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 13th March, 2018, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 9(1) of the Office of the Attorney- General Act, 2012 approves the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Nyabuti Ogeto to the Office of the Solicitor-General. In exercise of powers conferred by Section 9(1) of the Office of the Attorney General Act, 2012 and pursuant to provisions of Sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the President forwarded to the National Assembly a notification of nomination of Mr. Kennedy Nyabuti Ogeto as a nominee for the appointment to the position of the Solicitor General. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 42(1), you conveyed to the House the Message from the President. Effectively, therefore, that was committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for the vetting of the nominee. As required under Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution and Section 6(9) of Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the public was invited through newspapers to submit memoranda on the suitability of the nominee to the office. The nominee appeared before the Committee on 2nd March 2018. It is important for this House to note that in the vetting of the nominee, we were guided by the provisions of Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 that states: “The issues for consideration by the relevant House of Parliament in relation to an approval shall be – (a) the procedure used to arrive at the nominee; (b) any constitutional or statutory requirements relating to the office in question; and (c) the suitability of the nominee for appointment proposed having regard to whether the nominee’s abilities, experience and qualities meet the need of the body to which the nomination is made.” I will be able to capture those three areas because they are very important. On the procedure, Section 9(2) of the Office of the Attorney General Act, 2012 says that the President shall nominate a person for appointment as a Solicitor General from among persons recommended by the Public Service Commission. The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was satisfied that, that procedure envisaged in Section 9(1) and (2) of the Act was fulfilled in arriving at the nominee."
}