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    "content": "Hon. Members, this further communication is by way of guidance on the methodology of approving nominees for appointment to public offices. Hon. Members will recall that on Wednesday 22nd August 2018, during debate on the Special Motion for Approval of Nominees for Appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), the Member for Rarieda Constituency, Hon. Otiende Amollo, rose on a point of order under Standing Order No.45 seeking clarification as to whether the approval of the eight nominees would be undertaken collectively or individually. In his submission, Hon. Amollo stated that it would be wrong for Members to oppose an entire Motion on account of one or two nominees that they may not approve of, or similarly support an entire Motion despite having issues with some of the nominees. You may further recall that several Members made their contributions on the matter, including the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. John Mbadi, who premised that any given nominee is appointed to public office as an individual and not as a collective appointee. He further observed that the fact that one nominee qualifies for appointment does not necessarily make other nominees qualify for the same appointment. On their part, however, the Member for Kibwezi West, Hon. Patrick Musimba and the Member for Samburu County, Hon. Maison Leshoomo, were of the view that all nominees vetted and approved by Committees of the House ought to be approved together and not separately. In view of the clarification sought by the Hon. Member for Rarieda Constituency, the Chair undertook to guide the House on the matter before the Question on the Special Motion is put. This august House has witnessed instances where Questions for approval of nominees to public offices have been put separately for each nominee, particularly in appointments involving commissioners of constitutional commissions, cabinet secretaries, high commissioners and ambassadors. You will also recall that on 14th December 2017, during the initial consideration of the nominees to the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Hon. Speaker guided the House that Members would vote for the proposed commissioners separately, and not collectively. However, when the Motion was finally considered by the House on 22nd February 2018, the House resolved to dispense with the Motion as a whole. I wish to remind the Hon. Members that: 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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