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    "id": 781494,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "The second Message from the President is on the nomination of principal secretaries, high commissioners and ambassadors. I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President conveying his nomination of persons for appointment as principal secretaries, high commissioners and ambassadors. His Excellency the President, having exercised his powers under Articles 132(2)(e) and 153(3)(b) of the Constitution, is now seeking the National Assembly’s approval of the following persons for appointment to the offices of principal secretaries and ambassadors/high commissioners. (a) Principal Secretaries: (1) Mr. Harry K. Kimutai - State Department of Livestock. (2) Mr. Alfred Kipkorir Cheruiyot - State Department of Correctional Services. (3) Mr. Jerome Okoth Ochieng’ - State Department of Information, Communication and Technology. (4) Ms. Susan Komen Koech - State Department of East African Community. (5) Mr. John Morangi Omenge - State Department of Mining. (b) Ambassadors and High Commissioners: (1) Ambassador Richard Titus Ekai. (2) Eng. John Okuna Ogango. (3) Hon. Wilfred Gusuka Machage. (4) Hon. Mohamed Mukhtar Shidiye. In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.45(1), which requires that upon receipt of notification of nomination for appointment such nomination shall stand committed to the relevant departmental committee for consideration, the nominations for appointment to the positions of principal secretaries and ambassadors/high commissioners are hereby referred to the respective departmental committees as follows: 1. Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock - Mr. Harry K. Kimutai. 2. Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security - Mr. Alfred Kipkorir Cheruiyot. 3. Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation - Mr. Jerome Okoth Ochieng’. 4. Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - Mr. John Morangi Omenge. 5. Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations shall vet the nominees proposed for appointment as principal secretaries for the State Department of East African Community together with all nominees for appointment as high commissioners and ambassadors. Section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act requires that a Committee shall consider a nominee and table its report for debate and decision of the House within 14 days from the date of notification. 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 said Act, the seven days’ notification to the public shall start running on the day following the day when the notice is 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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