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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.42 of the National Assembly Standing Orders, I wish to convey the following Message from His Excellency the President regarding nomination of a person for appointment as the Inspector-General of the National Police Service. The Message states that, in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by Article 245(2)(a) of the Constitution and section 12(2) of the National Police Service Act, 2011, His Excellency the President nominates Mr. Hilary Nzioki Mutyambai for appointment as the Inspector-General of the National Police Service. Hon. Members, Article 245 (2) (a) of the Constitution states and I quote:- \"The Inspector-General is appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament \". Further, section 12(2) of the National Police Service Act, 2011 as amended by Section 11 of the National Police Service (Amendment) Act, 2014 and further as amended by Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 reads, and I quote: \"12(1) pursuant to Article 245(2)(a) of the Constitution, the Inspector-General of the Police shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament. (2) The President shall, within fourteen days after a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Inspector-General, nominate a person for appointment as an Inspector-General and submit the name of the nominee to Parliament\" Hon. Members, in order for Parliament to effectively conduct the vetting process, the Speaker of the Senate and I have consulted on the most judicious manner of facilitating Parliament to discharge this important task. In the interest of time and resources, the requirements of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the Standing Orders of both Houses and the practices of Parliament, we have agreed 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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