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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to be on record as fully supporting the appointment of Mr. Hilary Nzioki Mutyambai as our next IG of Police. I also thank the Joint Committee of the House for a job well done. It is ironical that this is the only vetting or approval that is being done by this House for persons holding constitutional offices. It speaks volumes on the gaps that exist in the Constitution that we enacted in 2010. This is because for a House that is supposed to protect the interests of counties in Article 96, there are so many constitutional office holders who are appointed and take office without getting the approval of the Senate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can imagine an office holder, for example, the Office of the Auditor-General from whom we receive reports year in year out. He looks at the accounts of our county governments, but we never have a say when it comes to the appointment of the holder of that office. The same applies to the Controller of Budget (CoB) and the National Land Commission (NLC), who manages land in counties. When it comes to the appointment of these State Officers, this House never participates. I, therefore, hope that going forward, we should relook at this matter afresh as a country and as a Senate, so that the Senate is given a role in the appointments of these constitutional office holders. When you look at the report that has been filed by the Joint Committee on Security, you will imagine that all the problems that we have faced in this country will come to an end. This reminds me of what I used to go through when I used to be the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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