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    "id": 875265,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Section 15 of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act, 2015, I wish to convey to the House that I have received a request from the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, asking the House to approve the appointment of the following nominees to the Board of Directors of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF): 1. Mr. Robert Nyariki Momanyi Masese; 2. Ms. Irene C. Masit; 3. Mr. Abdulaziz Bulle Yarrow; 4. Ms. Isabel Nyambura Waiyaki; 5. Ms. Maria Lekoloto (representing persons with disability); 6. Mr. Omondi Anyanga; and 7. Mr. George Kasatua Ole Meshuko. Hon. Members, Section 15(4) of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act, 2015, provides that members nominated by the Cabinet Secretary for appointment to the NG-CDF Board shall be approved by the House before appointment. Section 50(5)(d) of the NG-CDF Act stipulates that, one of the functions of the National Assembly Select Committee on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund is to consider and report to the House, with recommendations, names of persons requiring approval by the National Assembly pursuant to the NG-CDF Act. In this regard, I hereby refer the names of the nominees, including their curriculum vitae, to the Select Committee on the NG-CDFC to undertake the necessary approval hearings. Thereafter, the House shall consider the nominees in accordance with the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011. Hon. Members, Section 8(1) of the said Act requires the National Assembly to either approve or reject the nominees within 14 days from the date on which the notification of nomination was given. In view of the foregoing, I wish to guide the Committee and the House as follows: 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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