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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aisha Jumwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage",
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        "legal_name": "Aisha Jumwa Katana",
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    "content": "1. Holds a degree in social sciences from a university recognised in Kenya. 2. Has, at least, five years’ experience in the relevant areas of expertise. 3. Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, the following are the qualifications for NGAAF Board members and the counties they come from: 1. The Chairperson is Rachel Musyoki Mbula, who has a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management (HRM) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She comes from Siaya County. 2. Another Board Member is Ms. Elina, who has a Master’s Degree in Economics and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, and is an alternate to the Principal Secretary for Planning. She is from Kakamega. 3. Another Board Member is Mr. Robert Osudi, who is also an alternate to the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury. He has a Master’s Degree in Economics and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics. He also comes from Kakamega. 4. Another Board Member is Samson Ogola from Homa Bay. The other Board Members are Ms. Joyce Mugure from Nakuru, Mr. Bendera Wilson from Kilifi and Sophie Ombachi from Nyamira. We also have a representative of PWDs, who is awaiting gazettement. Hon. Speaker, with respect to question three on the secretariat of the county committees and appointment of county coordinators, Regulation 18 of the NGAAF Regulations provides as follows: 1. There shall be a secretariat of the county committee in each county which shall consist of a county coordinator who is appointed by the Board from the relevant county. 2. The officers of the secretariat shall be appointed through an open and competitive process. Regulation 18 is abundantly clear that the county coordinators shall be recruited by the Board and not the Cabinet Secretary. Further, the Fund has a CEO who is appointed by the Board and has the responsibility of operating the Fund and its activities. Under Regulation 22, the Board shall, at least, once in three months, submit a report to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to gender affairs and a copy of the report to the parliamentary committee responsible for matters relating to affirmative action and social development. Hon. Speaker, under Regulation 22, there is no legal obligation on the part of the NGAAF Board to report to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for gender affairs on recruitment and appointment of the secretariat of the county committees. Therefore, as a Cabinet Secretary, under the law, I do not participate in the appointment of county coordinators as that is the responsibility of the Board. My simple role is to constitute part of the membership of the Board by appointing some members thereof. But be that as it may, I reasonably believe that the appointment of the coordinators in question, which was done by the Board, must have been done through an open and competitive process in strict conformity with the Constitution and in accordance with the Public Service Commission Act, 2017, the Public Service Commission Regulations, 2020, the Public Service Values and Principles Act, 2015 and the Human Resource Instruments approved by the Public Service Commission, among other laws."
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