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    "content": "Hon. Members, as I indicated earlier on, I was going to deliver a Message from the President, it being No. 10 of 2021. This message is pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42. The President has made nominations of persons for appointment to the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC). The message was received in my office yesterday, 5th October 2021. It reads in part: “In accordance with the provisions of section 4 and 10(2) of the EACC Act (No. 22 of 2011) as read with sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, His Excellency the President, having received the report of the Public Service Commission on recruitment of persons to replace commissioners who resigned recently, has nominated the following persons for appointment as members of the EACC: 1. Col. (Rtd.) Alfred Mutweta Shimba; and, 2. Dr. Monica Wanjiru Muiru. In this regard, His Excellency the President now seeks the approval of the nominees by this House. Section 10(2) and (3) of the EACC Act provides as follows: (2) The President shall, within fourteen days of receipt of names of successful applicants forwarded under sub-section (1) (f), select the person to fill the vacancy in the Commission and the forward the name of the person to the National Assembly for approval. (3) The National Assembly shall, within 21 days of the day it next sits after receipt of the name of a nominee under sub-section (2), vet and consider the nominee and may approve or reject nominees for any or all vacancies in the Commission. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 45, I hereby refer the Message together with the curriculum vitae and other testimonials of the nominees to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. Conscious of the importance of EACC’s mandate in ensuring integrity in the public sector, His Excellency the President has requested the National Assembly to consider the nominees as a matter of priority. To this end, the Committee should expeditiously notify the nominees and the general public of the time and place for holding approval hearings. Upon conclusion of the hearings and adoption of its report, the Committee should submit the same to enable the House to consider the matter within the statutory timelines as indicated. I thank you, Hon. Members."
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