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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having been a Member of the Ninth Parliament, I wish to confirm that the procedures laid out in Section 8(3) and (4) were followed in the initial appointments of the Director and Assistant Directors. In fact, the same procedures were again recently followed in the reappointment and appointments of two Assistant Directors. In fact, one of the serving Assistant Directors, Dr. Mutonyi, served a full term of four years which came to an end in June, 2008, and was reappointed for a second term by the President after the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) Advisory Board recommended him and the National Assembly approved him. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question the Committees then asked was whether the procedures as stipulated in Section 8 were followed in the present reappointments. The Committees, therefore, found out that the procedures were not followed in making the reappointments. It was noted that the wording of the Gazette Notice referred to Section 8 (3) and (4) of the Act, implying that those appointments were made on the recommendation of the KACC Advisory Board and the approval of the House, an impression the Committees found erroneous. Indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committees received a letter dated 2nd September, 2009, from the KACC Advisory Board which stated and I quote:- “These appointments were done in complete disregard of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, Sections 3 and 4 that state that the Assistant Director and Director shall be persons recommended by the KACC Advisory Board and approved by the National Assembly”"
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