216) when he was thrown out of the lucrative military barracks into the forest, saying that what may look like something bad may actually turn out to be good.

Mr.

Duale will now go before the Appointments Committee, chaired by Mr.

Wetang'ula, for vetting as stipulated in Article 152(2) of the Constitution.

'The President shall nominate and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appoint Cabinet Secretaries,' the law states.

The committee now has 28 days to vet the nominees and submit a report to Parliament for consideration.

The vetting comes at a time when MPs are facing hostile youth-led protests.

Youths have vowed to recall all those who voted in favor of the Finance Bill, accusing them of failing to represent the interests of the people.

The scrutiny of the CS by MPs in the same term of Parliament now gives the lawmakers an opportunity to redeem themselves after the invasion and accusations of being an appendage of the executive.

In order to make the exercise as open as possible, there are plans to relax the restrictions and conditions placed on the memoranda that will be submitted to Parliament through the Clerk's Office to the various nominees.

Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2021 provides that 'any person may, prior to the approval hearings and by written statement on oath, provide the Clerk with evidence to dispute the suitability of a nominee to hold the office for which the nominee has been nominated.

' Article 118 of the Constitution provides that Parliament shall facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of Parliament and its committees.

Section 6(4) of the Act further provides that the Clerk shall notify the public of the time and place of the holding of a confirmation hearing at least seven days before the hearing.

Under the plan, those reappointed to the new cabinet will also face tough questions about their tenure in the dissolved cabinet.

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