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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have a Communication to make. Hon. Members, my office is in receipt of a letter from the Ministry of Interior and Co- ordination of National Government in the Office of the President, notifying that the term of office of the Chairperson and Commissioners of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) lapsed. The letter conveys that the term of office of the commissioners came to an end on 12th August 2018 in accordance with Section 19 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act, No. 12 of 2008. Section 17 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act, 2008 establishes the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. Under Section 19 of the Act, a commissioner is appointed for a three-year term which is renewable once. Pursuant to Section 17(1)(b) and the First Schedule to the National Cohesion and Integration Act, this House duly recommended persons who were appointed by His Excellency the President as NCIC Commissioners on 12th August, 2014. The President subsequently extended their term for a further one year. Section 17(1)(b) of the said Act now requires this House to recommend persons for appointment as commissioners. For avoidance of doubt, Section 17(1)(b) provides, and I quote: “The Commission shall consist of – (a) a chairperson appointed by the President from amongst the Commissioners appointed under paragraph (b); (b) eight commissioners nominated by the National Assembly in accordance with the First Schedule and appointed by the President”. In this regard, the First Schedule to the National Cohesion and Integration Act, 2008 requires the Clerk of the National Assembly to invite applications from qualified persons interested in nomination for appointment to the Commission in the Kenya Gazette and at least three daily newspapers of national circulation, with the application period stipulated as 21 days. Thereafter, the relevant Committee of the House is required, within seven days of the expiry of the application period, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Secretary, to consider all the applications and recommend to the House suitably qualified persons. In submitting names to the House, the Committee is required to rank and provide comments on each shortlisted applicant. Upon receipt of the recommendations, the House is required to nominate 15 persons from which His Excellency the President is to appoint eight commissioners. This was the procedure which was followed by the House in the last Parliament."
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