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    "content": "In the Message, His Excellency the President conveys that, in exercise of powers conferred by Article 233(2) of the Constitution, Paragraph 3 of the First Schedule to the Public Service Commission Act (No.10 of 2017), as read together with Sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval Act), 2011 he nominates the following persons for appointment to the respective offices in the Public Service Commission: 1. Ms. Charity Seleina Kisotu as the Vice-Chairperson of the PSC; 2. Dr. Joyce K. Nyambuti as member of the PSC; 3. Dr. Mary C. Mwiandi as member of the PSC; 4. Dr. Reuben K. Chirchir as member of the PSC; 5. Amb. Patrick Simiyu Wamoto as member of the PSC; 6. Amb. Salma A. Ahmed as member of the PSC; 7. Mr. Andrew N. Muriuki as member of the PSC; and, 8. Ms. Joan Odhiambo Otieno as member of the PSC. Hon. Members, His Excellency the President, having exercised his powers, is, therefore, seeking the approval of the National Assembly of the nominees for appointment to the aforementioned positions. Hon. Members, Standing Order No.45 requires that upon receipt of notification of nomination for appointments, such nomination shall stand committed to the relevant Departmental Committee of the House for consideration. Pursuant to the provisions of the said Standing Order, therefore, and Paragraph (3) of Standing Order 42 relating to Messages from the President, I hereby refer the Message to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security to undertake the necessary approval hearings. Hon. Members, Paragraph 4(1) of the First Schedule of the Public Service Commission Act, 2017 requires the National Assembly to consider nominations received and either approve or reject the nominees to the respective positions within 14 days. In this regard, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 259(5)(a) of the Constitution as read together with the said Act, the 14 days shall start running on the day following the day when notice is published in the dailies. Therefore, I wish to guide the Committee and the House as follows: 1. That, the Committee should expeditiously proceed to notify the respective nominees and the general public of the time and place for holding the approval hearings in good time. The notification should, therefore be made on Wednesday, 21st November 2018. 2. That, the Committee should thereafter commence the necessary approval hearings and submit its report to the House to enable the House to consider the matter within the statutory timelines; in this case, by Thursday, 6th December 2018 in the Morning Sitting. I thank you, Hon. Members. Next Order! 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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