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    "id": 937202,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/937202/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Teso North, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Oku Kaunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13488,
        "legal_name": "Edward Oku Kaunya",
        "slug": "edward-oku-kaunya"
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    "content": "Act, 2011, the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advertisement in the print media on Wednesday 30th October 2019. The Clerk of the National Assembly invited the public to give and submit memoranda by way of written statements on oath on the suitability of nominees and in conformity with Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. The advert indicated that the submissions were to be received by Tuesday 5th November 2019 at 5 p.m. By close of the submission deadline, the Committee had not received any submissions. In fulfillment of the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution; Section 18(1) of the NCIC Act, 2019; Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act; and Standing Order No. 45(3), the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advertisement in the print media on Thursday, 31st October 2019 inviting the public to the approval hearings of the nominations by the Select Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity on Thursday 7th November 2019 at 9.00 a.m. The nominees appeared before the Committee on Thursday 7th November 2019 for approval hearings in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The Committee considered the nominees’ curricula vitae in its hearings, filled questionnaires pursuant to the schedule of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No. 33 of 2011 and the oral submissions made during the public hearings. In compliance with the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the nominees met the requirements in so far as Articles 55, 77 and 78 of the Constitution and other requirements of the law are concerned. The Committee noted that the procedure used to arrive at the nominees from the time the selection panel was constituted by way of selection processes undertaken, had been done in the correct way. The Committee further noted that the First Schedule of the National Cohesion and Integration Act provides for the procedure for appointment. This is an Act that this Housie amended. For the benefit of Members, this Act provides for the procedure of appointing the Chairperson and Members of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. It provides that the Cabinet Secretary…"
}