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    "id": 1222719,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Pursuant to Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and Section 7(1) of the Climate Change Act No.11 of 2016, the Joint Committee considered various issues during the approval hearing. First, the Joint Committee considered the procedure used to arrive at the nominee. The Joint Committee observed that pursuant to Section 7(2) (f) (g), (h) and (i) of the Climate Change Act, 2016, the President is required to nominate a person for appointment to the National Climate Change Council if that person has expertise and experience in matters of climate change, economic finance, law enforcement, public administration, is a citizen of Kenya, fulfils the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution, and has at least 10 years’ experience in the relevant field. Additionally, the Joint Committee observed that the four persons nominated must be representatives of: 1. Private sector nominated by a body representing the largest number of institutions in the private sector. 2. The civil society nominated by the most representative registered national umbrella association of civil societies working on climate change. 3. Marginalised community within the meaning of Article 260 of the Constitution who has knowledge and experience in matters relating to indigenous knowledge. 4. The academia nominated by the Commission for University Education (CUE). The Joint Committee, in determining the suitability of the nominee, took into consideration the provisions of leadership and integrity as outlined under Chapter 6 of the Constitution. Further, the Committee observed that the suitability of the nominee should be evaluated holistically taking into account their academic credentials, professional training, experience, background, and personal qualities as well as the performance of the nominee during the approval hearing, which is very key. The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Environment, Forest and Mining jointly with the Senate Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, having vetted the nominees, made the following general observations: 1. That, in accordance with Article 78(1) of the Constitution and Section 7(2) of the Climate Change Act, 2016, the nominees are Kenyan citizens. 2. The nominees satisfied the statutory requirements on leadership and integrity having been cleared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, KRA on tax compliance, and the Higher Education Loans Board. 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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