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    "id": 786481,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheptumo",
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 relating to extension of period for consideration of nominees for appointment to a public office, this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of the nominee submitted by H.E. the President for appointment to the Judicial Service Commission by a further period of fourteen (14) days from 3rd April, 2018. On 20th March 2018, His Excellency the President forwarded to this House a notification of nomination of Hon. Justice Mohammed Abdullahi Warsame, for consideration and approval for appointment as a member of the JSC. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.42 (1) of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, 20th March, 2018, you conveyed a message from the President to the House, effectively committing the nominee to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for vetting. Section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act provides as follows: “Unless as otherwise provided in any law, a Committee shall consider a nomination and table its report in the relevant House for debate and decision within fourteen days from the date in which the notification of nomination was given in accordance with Section 5.” Section 9 of the same Act provides as follows: “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.” The Committee is required under Article 118(1) to undertake public participation. The same requirement is stated in Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011. The Clerk, on 21st and 22nd March 2018, by way of advertisement in the local dailies, called upon the public to submit memoranda, objecting or otherwise, the nomination of the candidate. The 14 days which are granted to the Committee by the Standing Orders include seven days of receiving memoranda from the public and seven days within which we engage in 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."
}