{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139100","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=139098","results":[{"id":1407401,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407401/?format=json","text_counter":325,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"ESTABLISHMENT OF A SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE DISMISSAL OF HON. MITHIKA LINTURI AS THE CABINET SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT"},{"id":1407402,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407402/?format=json","text_counter":326,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Order, Hon. Members. Take your seats. Hon. Members I have a short communication."},{"id":1407403,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407403/?format=json","text_counter":327,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Loud Consultations)"},{"id":1407404,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407404/?format=json","text_counter":328,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Following the resolution of the Special Motion under Order No.13 relating to the removal of Hon. Franklin Mithika Linturi, from the office of the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development pursuant to Article 152(6) of the Constitution, I wish to guide the House on the next process as envisaged in the Constitution and our Standing Orders. Hon. Members, Article 152(7) of the Constitution requires that: If a motion under clause (6) is supported by at least one-third of the members of the National Assembly - (a) the Assembly shall appoint a select committee comprising eleven of its members to investigate the matter; and (b) the select committee shall, within ten days, report to the Assembly whether it finds the allegations against the Cabinet Secretary to be substantiated. Hon. Members, as you can see, the Constitution is unequivocal in the procedure to be followed after a decision is made by the House at each stage of the process. The next step to be taken, therefore, is the appointment of Hon. Members to a select committee to investigate the matter. Hon. Members, in this regard, I hereby direct that the parliamentary parties in the House expeditiously nominate Members to serve in the select committee and submit the names to the Office of the Speaker for onward transmission to the Committee on Selection. Thereafter, the Committee on Selection ought to expedite its consideration of the names and bring the relevant Motion to the House for approval, so as to commence consideration of this matter."},{"id":1407405,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407405/?format=json","text_counter":329,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"For clarity and in line with the Communication issued on Wednesday, 25th October 2023 relating on leadership in House, membership to the Select Committee will be distributed as follows. The Majority Party will have six Members. The Minority Party will have four Members. The Jubilee Party will have one Member. In nominating the Members, parties will ensure that the nominees to the Committee reflect the diversity of the House, including regional and gender considerations."},{"id":1407406,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407406/?format=json","text_counter":330,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"I hasten to remind the House that the process envisaged under Article 152(7) of the Constitution is quasi-judicial in nature. It is an important component of accountability and oversight frameworks provided in the Constitution. It requires not only diligence and conscience but also greater thresholds of impartiality, fairness, integrity and independence in the performance of these functions."},{"id":1407407,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407407/?format=json","text_counter":331,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Loud consultations)"},{"id":1407408,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407408/?format=json","text_counter":332,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Order, Members."},{"id":1407409,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407409/?format=json","text_counter":333,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1407410,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1407410/?format=json","text_counter":334,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"In conclusion, Hon. Members, it should be noted, as stated above, that the Constitution requires the Select Committee to conduct investigations and report back within 10 days. In this regard, the parties should provide to me the names of their nominees not later than today, Thursday, 2nd May 2024, and to be precise, before 1.45 p.m. Thereafter, the House will sit to consider the nominees to the Select Committee during the afternoon Sitting. The Committee selected is not the Committee of the Speaker or Leader of the Majority Party and Leader of the Minority Party. It is the committee of the House. Once the names will be brought, we will subject them to a vote in the House. Thereafter, we will give further direction to the Committee on how they will conduct the matter."}]}