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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "2. Petition by the Kipsigis Community Clans Organization Members concerning land injustices suffered by the Kipsigis Community. The Committee has undertaken extensive background and obtained sufficient information on work done on the two Petitions. The Committee is further scheduled to visit Nakuru and Kericho counties on 14th and 15th April, 2023, to meet and receive submissions from petitioners and other stakeholders in the two petitions. Once that is done, we project that we will finalize the reports and have them tabled in the Senate within the 60-day timeline, as provided for by the Standing Orders of this House. I encourage the Senators who sought for these Statements previously, because we have realised in the course of our background checks that there are various Statements which have been sought on historical and land injustices on various communities affected, to also participate in the process so that we substantively deal with these issues. On vetting of appointments to public offices, the Committee, during the period under review, undertook the vetting of Hon. Johnson Muthama, who was nominated for appointed to position of Member of Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) under Article 127(2)(d) of the Constitution. The Committee tabled its Report in the Senate, and following deliberations, the Senate adopted the report and approved the said appointment of Hon. Johnson Muthama to the PSC. He has reported to office and is undertaking his mandate as a Commissioner and serving the people of Kenya in that capacity. On stakeholder engagements, the Committee continued to hold regular engagements with its key stakeholders to receive submissions and exchange various legislative and other business under consideration of the Committee, and also on matters committed by the House to the Committee. The Committee has also participated in activities which the Chairperson and Members of the Committee have previously been invited to represent the Senate including- 1. The launch of the State of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice Annual Report (SOJAR) held at the Supreme Court Grounds on 4th November, 2022. 2. The 16th Annual General Meeting and Conference of Africa Prosecutors Associations (APA) held in Mombasa County on 30th and 31st January, 2023. 3. Consultative Forum with the Selection Panel for the Appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the IEBC, which I had the pleasure of addressing yesterday in the course of performance of their role. While the Committee had scheduled its induction and work planning retreat in January 2023, the dates coincided with those of CPA Post-Election Seminar. As a result, we had to postpone the Committee induction retreat. This event which has since been reconfigured to a stakeholder engagement retreat, is now scheduled to take place from Monday to Wednesday next week, where Members of the Committee have decided to sacrifice the period within which they are meant to be on recess, in order to deal with serious issues involving this House. The retreat will be in Naivasha, Nakuru County, during which period the Committee will meet with its key stakeholders, both from the Government and non-state actors, to discuss on respective mandates and areas of convergence, identify legislative"
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