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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Clement Kigano (",
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    "content": "(i) Ms. Juliana Whonge Cherera was born in 1976 and brought up in Mombasa County. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Management. She is currently serving as Chief Officer in the Mombasa County Government. (ii) Mr. Francis Mathenge Wanderi was born in 1953 and brought up in Nyeri County. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Management Science. He has been the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Chairman for Kieni Constituency. He is currently the Chairman of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ). (iii) Ms. Irene Cherop Masit was born and brought up in Elgeyo Marakwet County. She was born in 1967. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees. She also has a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management. She was a member of the defunct Boundaries Commission. She is currently serving as a Board Member of the NG-CDF. (iv) Mr. Justus Abonyo Nyang’aya was born in 1957 and brought up in Homa Bay County. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of London. He has extensive experience in Educational Management and Leadership. He is an acknowledged consultant in various bodies locally and internationally. Hon. Speaker, I did not want to repeat the material that is in one of the annexures. The annexures in the Report sets out all their experiences. We have received clearance reports on all the nominees from the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Registrar of Political Parties. All those are positive clearances. The Committee, having vetted all the nominees and made the following general approval observations: (i) All the nominees satisfy the qualifications and criteria as set out in Section 6 (2) of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, 2011. (ii) None of the nominees is disqualified on the grounds set out under Article 88 (2) of the Constitution. (iii) All the nominees satisfy the statutory requirements of Leadership and Integrity Act, having been cleared by the DCI, KRA’s tax compliance, HELB, EACC and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. (iv) None of the nominees has been convicted in a court of law for a criminal offence in the past three years. (v) As stipulated in Article 75 (1) of the Constitution, all the nominees indicated that they have no potential conflict of interests and the Committee affirmed the same. (vi) All the nominees satisfy the requirements of Article 77 (1) of the Constitution in that they do not intend to participate in any other gainful employment. (vii) All the nominees do not hold office in any political party; hence they satisfy the provisions of Article 77 (2) of the Constitution. (viii) None of the nominees has been dismissed from office under Article 75 of the Constitution for contravening Article 75 (1) on conflict of interest, Article 76 on financial probity and Article 77 on restriction of state officers and are, therefore, fit to hold office as members of the IEBC. (ix) All the nominees have exhibited impressive knowledge, understanding and passion for the mandate of the IEBC. 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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