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    "id": 1006276,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1006276/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Taveta, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Naomi Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, as was indicated in the advertisement, a person is qualified to be appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission under Article 127(2)(d) of the Constitution of Kenya and Sections 8 and 9 of the Parliamentary Service Act, 2019, if: 1. The person is not a Member of Parliament; 2. Holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya; 3. Has, at least, 10 years’ experience in public affairs; 4. Meets the requirements of Leadership and Integrity as set out in Chapter 6 of the Constitution; 5. The person has experience or interest in consolidating and advancing the ideals and objectives of parliamentary democracy; 6. The appointment reflects the National Values and Principles as set out in Article 10 of our Constitution; and 7. The appointment represents regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya. At the closing date for receiving applications on 19th May 2020, the Commission had received 70 applications and longlisted and shortlisted the applications; out of which the following eight applicants were shortlisted as meeting the requirements set out in the Constitution and the Parliamentary Service Act of 2019: 1. Hon. Rachel Ameso Amolo; 2. Lilian Bokeeye Mahiri-Zaja; 3. Hon. Regina Changorok Cherop; 4. Catherine Muyeka Mumma; 5. Mwanamaka Amani Mabruki, CBS; 6. Lucia Muindi Ngumbau Mulwa; 7. Susan Waiyego Mwangi Owino and 8. Hon. Daisy Kanainza Nyongesa. Hon. Speaker, the Commission published a list of the shortlisted applicants on 24th May in two local daily newspapers and invited them for oral interviews on 29th May 2020. In the advertisement, the Commission invited members of the public to avail signed statements on any information of interest with respect to the suitability of any of the shortlisted candidates to serve as a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission. The Commission received memoranda in respect of one of the shortlisted applicants recommending the applicant for appointment. The Commission further vide a letter dated 24th May 2020 requested for an advisory from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) as to the shortlisted applicants’ suitability with regard to the requirements of Leadership and Integrity as set out under Chapter 6 of the Constitution through a letter dated 28th May 2020. The EACC advised the Commission that they had not undertaken any investigations where the shortlisted candidates had been found culpable. The oral interviews for the shortlisted candidates were conducted on 29th of May 2020. Following the interviews, the Commission resolved to recommend Hon. (Ms.) Rachel Ameso Amolo who ranked highest in the oral interviews to the National Assembly and the Senate for appointment as commissioner in the Parliamentary Service Commission under Article 127(2)(d) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 for a term of six years from the date of her swearing in. 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."
}