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    "id": 1191830,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo",
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    "content": "Foreign Relations. The joint committees held a preliminary sitting on Monday, 7th November 2022 to prepare for the approval hearing and consider memoranda received from the public. To fulfil the requirement on personal integrity, the Clerk on Tuesday, 25th October wrote to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Registrar of Political Parties (RPP) and Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) to ascertain the nominee’s good standing in the said Government institutions. The nominee was also required to submit clearance letters from the said agencies. The joint committee complied with constitutional and legal requirement and established procedures for the approval hearing. The committees ensured public participation and openness in carrying out the approval process. Notification inviting the public to submit memoranda was placed in the mainstream print media on 25th October, as required under the law. The committee conducted the approval hearing on Tuesday, 8th October 2022. In conducting the approval hearings, the Committee was guided by the provisions of the Constitution, the National Police Service Act, 2011, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and Standing Orders of the respective Houses. During the approval hearing, the Committee considered the nominee’s duly filled questionnaire, curriculum vitae, candidate’s academic credentials, provisional training and experience, personal integrity and background report from relevant authorities and oral submissions. We made the following observations: 1. That the nominee is an experienced police officer serving at the rank of the Senior Assistant Inspector-General of Police. He joined the Kenya Police Service in 1991 and rose through the ranks to his current position. Currently, he is serving as the Commandant of Kenya Police Training College – Kiganjo. He has experience of 31 years in the Police Service. 2. That the nominee has a rich academic background. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi which was awarded in 1990 and is a registered civil engineer by the Engineers Board of Kenya. In addition, he also holds certificates and awards on countering violent extremists, regional senior mission leader’s course, transformational organisation culture for maximum growth and major crime management courses, among many others. The nominee holds several awards in recognition of his outstanding and distinguished service he rendered to the nation in various capacities and responsibilities. During the approval hearing, the nominee exhibited knowledge in matters relating to security, law, management, leadership skills and qualities that are necessary to administer and manage the command of the National Police Service as a disciplined service, and as prescribed under Section 11 of the National Police Service Act, 2011. 3. That based on the evidence submitted during the approval hearing, the nominee met all the constitutional requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity. He also met the statutory requirements necessary for appointment as Inspector-General of the National Police Service provided for under Section 7(b) of the Public Appointment (Parliamentary Approval) Act No.33 of 2011. 4. That the nominee has never been removed from office for contravention of the provision of Articles 75(1), 76, 77 and 78(b) of the Constitution of Kenya. 5. That the nominee has the necessary experience and qualifies to hold the Office of the Inspector-General of the National Police Service as per the requirement of the National Police Service Act, 2011. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the recommendation of the Committee is that this House approves the nomination of Eng. Japhet Koome Nchebere for appointment to the position of Inspector-General of the National Police Service by the appointing authority. 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."
}