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    "id": 928132,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Patrick Musimba",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": "I have not seen a body that brings together all the political parties, which are major stakeholders. There is no nominee from them. These are gaps which must be filled. While I accept that all Bills come to this House and we have to go through them, there is a danger that once we get to the point of putting the Question... For instance, if this Bill is shot down because it does not have a majority support, the question as to how do deal with it will linger. The next attempt to have it passed will be after six months. As the previous speaker has said, we have always considered Bills in the Committee of the whole House even when we do not oppose them. The process is left to the Speaker or whoever is presiding over the Committee of the whole House to determine which clauses are negating the Bill and its formation and language. This will send a tremor to the nation as to where we are in terms of the selection panel. My take is that, as we move forward, the PSC has to take the foothold of considering all the political parties to say that we will draw those four nominees after consultations have taken place within every political party in the country, and party representatives have met with the CMB. We are very lucky to have had our Speaker, Hon. Muturi, as a previous chair of CMB. This body has guided many initiatives and ensured that we had the voice of the political parties as major stakeholders. We should not just leave it as a blank cheque. Nominees like the one from the Office of the Attorney-General will look into the legal aspects, while other experts will look into other issues. However, all those people are subjected to clearances prior to them being considered by each of those bodies. This is because as regards paragraph 4 (b) to (f), all the nominees are automatic members of the panel and, therefore, are not subject to vetting to ensure that they meet the threshold of Chapter Six of the Constitution. We only presume. There is no mechanism for Parliament to vet the nominees prior to submission to the President. 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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