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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order No.29 provides for the procedure for convening special sittings of the House during recess, upon a request from the Leader of the Majority Party or the Leader of the Minority Party. I, therefore, wish to report that on 6th December 2018, the Speaker of the National Assembly received a request from the Leader of the Majority Party seeking to convene special sittings today morning and afternoon for purposes of considering three items, including the appointment of nominee to the Office of Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). You may wish to note that Section 16(1) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2011, Section 5(1) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and Standing Order No.61(2) require that a decision on this matter, being a Special Motion under Standing Order No.61(1)(a), be made by the National Assembly within 14 days. Given that the name of the nominee was submitted on 4th December 2018, which was just before the break for our long recess, it was necessary for the House to be recalled to conclude the process. Pursuant to provisions of Standing Order No.29, the sittings this morning and afternoon were hereby communicated to Members and the public vide Gazette Notice No.12772 of 2018 and also the usual notifications in the dailies. Accordingly, Hon. Members, today’s Special Sittings are properly convened."
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