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"content": "Hon. Members on their feet, take your seats. Members, I have two Messages."
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"content": "NOMINATION OF PERSONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA"
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"content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42(1), I wish to inform the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President regarding the nomination of persons for appointment as members of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya. In the Message, His Excellency, the President, conveys that in excise of the powers conferred by the provisions of Section 11(2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act (Cap 491), he has nominated the following four persons for appointment as members of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya and seeks approval by Parliament: 1. F CPA Sophie Muturi. 2. CPA Abdullahi Mohamed Abdi. 3. Ms Beatrice Kosgei; and, 4. Mr David Simpson Osawa Owour. Hon. Members, you may wish to note that approval of the appointment of members of the Central Bank of Kenya Board is one of the exceptions where the law prescribes approval of nominees by Parliament. Specifically, Section 11(2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, Cap 491 states that, and I quote: “The chairperson and director shall be appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament.” In this regard, the nomination for appointment is to be considered by the two Houses of Parliament. The established practice in similar instances is that the relevant committees of the two Houses undertake the approval hearings jointly and report back to the respective Houses. Therefore, in keeping with this practice, I hereby refer the Message from His Excellency the President together with the CVs and other testimonials of the nominees to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and direct: 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."
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"content": "1. That, the vetting of the nominees for appointment as members of the Board of the Central Bank of Kenya be conducted by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning of the National Assembly jointly sitting with the relevant committee of the Senate. 2. That, the quorum of the joint seating of the committees will be the respective quorums of each of the committees as stipulated in the Standing Orders of the respective Houses. 3. That, as contemplated under Rule 9(vi) of the joint rules, unless a decision is reached by consensus, any vote to be taken in the joint sitting of the committees shall be by separate Houses. This will ensure that the numerical differences of the individual Members representing the Houses in the joint sitting of the committee has no effect on the decision of the joint sittings. 4. That, the joint committee shall, having conducted the vetting hearing, submit a joint report to the respective Houses in the manner contemplated by Paragraph 7 of Rule 9 of the joint rules. 5. That, the approval process should be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, Cap 7F. Whereas the Central Bank of Kenya Act (Cap 491) does not provide specific timelines within which the House is to consider the nominees, Section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act (Cap 7F) requires the relevant House to undertake the exercise within 28 days. In this regard, the committees should immediately proceed to commence the approval process, notify the nominees and the general public of the time and place for holding the approval hearings, and thereafter, upon conclusion, table the joint report by Tuesday, 29th April 2025 to enable the Houses of Parliament to consider the matter within the statutory timelines. I thank you."
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"content": "Members at the Bar, take the nearest seats. Hon. Karemba, take the nearest seat. Hon. Sirma, what is your idea of the nearest seat?"
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