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    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Kuria",
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    "content": "(d) meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.” Hon. Speaker, on Saturday, 26th November 2022, the leaderships of the Majority and Minority parties in the Houses of Parliament notified the National Assembly of the nominations of the seven nominees for the appointment as members of the CRA. Consequently, on Saturday, 26th November 2022, the matter was referred to our Committee bearing their curriculum vitae and the names of the nominees. In compliance with Article 118 (b) of the Constitution and Section 6 (4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No. 33 of 2011, the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advertisement in the print media on Saturday, 26th November 2022, informing the public of the nomination date, time, and place of the approval hearings in consideration of our Constitution on the requirement of public participation in all government appointments. The public was invited to submit memoranda by way of written submission on oath (affidavit) on the suitability of the nominees in conformity with Section 6 (9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No 33. of 2011. The memoranda were to be received before Friday, 2nd December 2022, by 5. 00 p.m. All the nominees were cleared by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. The Committee undertook public hearings for the seven nominees on Monday, 5th December 2022, from 9.00 a.m. to past 8.00 p.m. The Committee received two petitions or affidavits, one by Mr. Julius Kairu Kiambati and Mr Abass Adam contesting the suitability of Hon. Fatuma Gedi, CBS. The Committee considered the two memoranda that were in the form of written statements contesting the suitability of Hon. Fatuma Ali Gedi, CBS. In the affidavits, the petitioners deponed that the nominee was a member of a governing body of the Jubilee Party, contrary to Article 77(2) of the Constitution, and that she did not possess a university degree. They also deponed that the nominee did not possess the necessary 10 years’ experience in finance and economic matters as contained in the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, the Committee considered the petitions and observed that the nominee had resigned as the National Chairperson of the Jubilee Party’s Women League, as indicated by a letter from the Registrar of Political Parties. Hon. Fatuma Gedi’s resignation letter and a confirmation from the Registrar of Political Parties have been opined in the Report as contained on our website. Regarding her qualification as per Section 6 (1) of the Commission on Revenue Allocation Act, this Committee verified that indeed Hon. Fatuma Gedi holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Human Resource Management from Gretsa University. She was awarded this degree in 2017."
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