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    "id": 853378,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/853378/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "We sat as a Committee and met the stakeholders. The Committee came up with a resolution that we give an opportunity to the President, as earlier law stated, to appoint directly the Chairman of the Authority and the Cabinet Secretary is given an opportunity to appoint other board members. The Committee noted that a different procedure had earlier been given where the Chairperson was appointed by the President and board members were appointed by a panel. There was a time the Authority stayed for one-and-a-half years without board members because it was very difficult to have quorum to replace board members. There is a need, therefore, to establish an equitable appointment procedure which does not inordinately hamper the operations of the Authority and safeguards the independence of the Authority as required by Article 34(5) of the Constitution. The Cabinet Secretary will appoint the board members but when it comes to their removal, there is a tribunal. For any board member to be removed, it will have to go through the tribunal. That is why we decided to agree with the request by both the Ministry and CEO of the Authority."
}