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    "id": 781492,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have two Messages. The first Message is on the nominee for appointment as the Director of Public Prosecutions. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.42(1), I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President, conveying his nomination of Mr. Noordin Mohamed Haji for appointment as the Director of Public Prosecutions. His Excellency the President, having exercised his powers under Article 157(2) of the Constitution and Section 8 (5) of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 2013, now seeks the approval of the House. Section 8(6) of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, 2013 provides that the National Assembly shall within 21 days, vet and consider the nominee and may approve or reject the nominee. The Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 requires the relevant Committee of the House to consider the suitability or otherwise of such a nominee and table its report for consideration by the House. The Act further requires that the public be given 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 provisions of Article 259(5)(a) of the Constitution as read together with Section 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the seven days’ notification to the public shall start running on the day following the day when the notice is published in the dailies. This Message together with curriculum vitae of the nominee, therefore, stand committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. Considering that the House is scheduled to proceed on a short recess from 30th March, 2018, it is advisable that the Committee expeditiously proceeds to notify the nominee and the public; commences the approval hearing after the seven-day notification period and tables a report on or before Wednesday, 28th March 2018, to enable the House to consider the matter within the statutory timelines available. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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