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The Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has recommended the rejection of a petition filed in the Senate seeking to have the deputy president and deputy governors elected directly whenever vacancies occur in those positions.
Committee chairman Hillary Sigei said the constitution anticipated vacancies would arise in the positions of the DP and DG and came up with elaborate mechanisms on how they would be filled, including the approval of the nominee by the National Assembly or the respective county assembly.
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