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    "id": 819133,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Taveta, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Naomi Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "(b) Constituting offices in the Parliamentary Service and appointing and supervising office holders; (c) Preparing annual estimates of expenditure of the Parliamentary Service and submitting them to the National Assembly for approval and basically exercising budgetary control over the Service; (d) Undertaking programmes to promote the ideals of parliamentary democracy; and (e) Performing other functions necessary for the wellbeing of Members and staff of Parliament or as prescribed by national legislation. Article 127(2) and (3) of the Constitution provide that the PSC shall consist of the following members: (a) the Speaker of the National Assembly, who is the chairperson; (b) a vice-chairperson elected from the commission from among its members; (c) seven members appointed by Parliament from among its members as follows— (d) of whom at least two shall be women; and (e) three shall be nominated by the parties not forming the national government, at least one of whom shall be nominated from each House and at least one shall be a woman. (f) One man and one woman appointed by Parliament from among persons who are experienced in public affairs but are not Members of Parliament. 3. The Clerk of the Senate shall be the secretary to the commission. The vacancy in the position of the male non-member of the PSC was occasioned by the resignation of Commissioner Dr. Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali with effect from 7th February 2017 for purposes of contesting an elective position in the General Elections that took place on 8th August 2017. On the approval procedure for appointment of the non-Member, neither the Constitution nor the Parliamentary Service Act provides for the procedure to be used in filling a vacancy under Article 127(2)(d). Consequently, at its 236th meeting held on 9th February 2017, the Commission considered and adopted the procedure in Annex I for appointment of the non- Member under Article 127(2)(d) as indicated below: (a) That upon a vacancy arising in the membership of the commission under Article 127(2)(d) of the Constitution, the commission shall within 14 days of the occurrence of the vacancy, by notice in the Gazette and in at least two newspapers of national circulation, declare vacancies and invite interested qualified persons to apply; (b) Any person qualified in accordance with the Constitution may make an application within 14 days of the publication of the notice;"
}