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    "id": 1249275,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1249275/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": "order of merit for consideration of appointment to the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. Pursuant to Standing Order 42(1) of the National Assembly Standing Orders, the Speaker of the National Assembly conveyed a Message to the House from His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Kenya, on the nomination of Dr Kamau Thugge, CBS, for appointment as the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. In accordance with the provision of Standing Order 42(3)(c) of the National Assembly, the Speaker referred the Message to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for consideration. The Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advertisement in local dailies on Friday, 19th May 2023, notifying and inviting the nominee and the public for the approval hearing on Tuesday, 30th May 2023, in accordance with Section 6(3) of the Act. Further, the notification invited members of the public to submit any information on the suitability of the nominee in accordance with Section 6(9) of the Public Appointment Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011. Section 13 of the Central Bank of Kenya provides the roles of the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya and also the constitutional requirements for one to be considered as a qualified candidate for the Central Bank of Kenya Governor. For the records, the Committee conducted a vetting process for the nominee for the Central Bank Governor, Dr Kamau Thugge, and were guided by the following statutes: 1. The Public Appointment Parliamentary Approval Act No.33 of 2011. 2. Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on matters of leadership and integrity. 3. The Leadership and Integrity Act, Cap182. 4. The Central Bank of Kenya Act, Cap 491. 5. The Public Service Values, Principles Act No.1(a) of 2015. 6. The Public Officer Ethics Act, Cap 183. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act 33 of 2011, Section 7 provides for the issues which the National Assembly is supposed to consider in relation to the nomination: 1. The procedure used to arrive at the nominee. 2. The constitutional statutory requirements relating the officer in question. 3. The suitability of the nominee for the appointment proposed having regard to whether the nominee’s abilities, experiences and qualities meet the needs of the body to which the nomination was being made. Section 6 of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011 provides direction in the conduct for approval hearings which are: That the approval hearings shall focus on the candidate’s academic credentials, professional training and experience, personal integrity and background as per Section 6(7). The criteria specified in the Schedule shall be used by a Committee during an approval hearing for the purpose of vetting a candidate as enshrined in Section 6(8) of the Act. Any person prior to the approval hearing, may with written statements on oath, provide the Clerk evidence contesting the suitability of a candidate to hold office to which the candidate has been nominated as per Section 6(9). A candidate may at any time by notice in writing, addressed to the Clerk, withdraw their approval process and candidate’s nomination process shall end as contained in Section 6(10). The period for consideration to the nomination is spelt out in Section 8(1) of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011. It provides that the Committee shall consider the nomination and table their report to the House for debate and decision making within 28 days from the date from which the notification of nomination was given. Section 9 stipulates that where the Houses do not meet on the prescribed timelines, the nominee shall be deemed to have been approved. 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."
}