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    "id": 1204787,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, it is important to note that the vetting hearings and approval process conducted by Committees and this House are both guided by the Constitution and the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act of 2011. Indeed, Article 27(8) of the Constitution speaks on the question of gender balance. Article 232 of the Constitution speaks to the issue of regional balance. Article 54 (2) of the Constitution speaks to the issue of persons living with disabilities. Article 55 of the Constitution speaks to the issues of representation of the youth, their access to employment and participation in political, social and economic spheres as citizens of this country. Allow me to note that each Committee did the required when carrying out the vetting and approval hearings of the 51 persons nominated by the President for appointment as Principal Secretaries. They made reference and were guided by the provisions that I have enumerated in the Constitution and the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approvals) Act of 2011. More critical is the provision of Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approvals) Act of 2011 which defines the issues for consideration by a committee in conducting the approval hearings. Section 7(a) of this Act requires that each committee and this House examines the procedure that was used to arrive at the 51 nominees. This can only be answered by going back and checking how the 51 nominees were interviewed, shortlisted and brought to this House. To this end, I note that all the Committees that vetted the Principal Secretaries have tabled their reports in this House and they have made reference to the Report of the Public Service Commission in terms of Article 155 (3)(a) of the Constitution. After a quick perusal of that Report, Members and the country will observe that it went to great lengths to list in detail the names of the 51 nominees nominated as Principal Secretaries. It has also listed their gender, county of origin, age and whether the persons nominated are people living with or without disabilities. Therefore, it is worth noting that Section 47(3) of the Public Service Commission Act of 2017 also obligated the PSC in making recommendations for persons to be nominated by the President for appointment as Principal Secretaries to pay attention to inclusiveness in terms of gender, Kenya’s diverse communities, persons living disabilities and the youth."
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