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    "id": 867786,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Cheptumo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Special Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs in their Report on the vetting of the nominee for appointment as Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 18th December 2018, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(1) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2012 and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, this House approves the appointment of Maj. (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak as the Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(1) of the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission Act, 2012 and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the Chairman of the EACC on 30th November, 2018, forwarded the name of Maj. (Rtd) Twalib Abdallah Mbarak as a nominee for appointment to the position of Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the EACC for approval by this House. In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 45(i), the Speaker, on 4th December, 2018, conveyed to the House the Message and committed the nominee to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for vetting. Article 118(b) of the Constitution and Section 6(ix) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 makes it mandatory for the National Assembly to facilitate public participation and involvement in the vetting process of the nominee. In complying with this provision of the Constitution and other legal requirements, the Clerk of the National Assembly, on 5th December 2018, through an advert in the daily newspapers, invited the public to submit memoranda by way of written statements on oath on the suitability of the nominee. 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."
}