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    "id": 1249276,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1249276/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": "Pursuant to Section 6(8) of the Act, the criteria for vetting is comprehensively pursued in the questionnaire and the Schedule of the Act that provides the requirements that the candidates are supposed to provide the Committee for the approval. The constitutional provisions that the Committee used in the vetting process and arriving at the suitability of the candidate of Dr Kamau Thugge for the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya are Article 10(2) of the Constitution on the National Values and Principles of Governance; Article 118 of the Constitution; Article 124(4) on Parliamentary Approval of Public Hearings, 2011; Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012; the Central Bank Act (Cap 491); Public Service Values and Principles Act, 2012, and the Public Officer Ethics Act, 2012. Having placed the advert on the vetting of the nominee for the Central Bank Governor, we asked several institutions as outlined by Chapter Six of the Constitution to do a letter to the National Assembly indicating the suitability of Dr Kamau Thugge as contained in Chapter Six of the Constitution. These institutions are the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. I confirm that we received notifications and letters from all the bodies mentioned above clearing Dr Kamau Thugge as a suitable candidate as outlined by Chapter Six of the Constitution. Prior to the approval hearings on Tuesday, 20th May 2023, we held a brief vetting exercise and agreed on the way forward to carry out the vetting exercise as contained in our Constitution. During the hearings, we identified the following:"
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