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    "content": "1. Manner of selection of candidates The candidates eligible for appointment as members of the Council shall be selected in an open, transparent and competitive process at the county level. 2. County Selection Panel There shall be a selection panel in every county which shall comprise of- (a) the County Commissioner who shall be the chairperson; (b) the County Director of youth affairs; (c) the County Director of social development services; (d) the County Director of gender affairs; (e) two persons representing faith-based organisations; (f) a representative from the Chamber of Commerce; (g) a representative from the Commissioner of Scouts; and (h) the county chairperson for the organisation responsible for persons living with disabilities. 3. Role of the Parent Ministry Each selection panel shall, subject to this Act, determine its own procedure, and the Cabinet Secretary shall provide each selection panel with such facilities and such other support as it may require for the discharge of its functions. 4. Selection of Nominees at County Level (a) Each selection panel at the county level, shall within seven days of its convening, invite applications from qualified persons and publish the names and qualifications of all applicants in the Kenya Gazette and the Ministry’s website. (b) Each selection panel at the county level shall within seven days of receipt of applications under subparagraph (a) consider the applications, interview and shortlist two persons, being male and female, qualified for appointment as members of the Council and shall forward the names of the shortlisted persons to the Cabinet Secretary. 5. Appointment by the Cabinet Secretary The Cabinet Secretary shall, within seven days of receipt of the names forwarded under paragraph 6, appoint ten members under section 5(1) (f) to the Council. 6. Dissolution of the Selection Panels The selection panels shall stand dissolved upon the requisite appointments being made under paragraph 6. 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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