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    "id": 144000,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdikadir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Act, 2008 is an Act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission and for connected purposes. Vide Part II of the Act, the establishment, powers and functions of the Commission are set out. The membership of the Commission is stipulated in the provisions of Section 10. The mandate of the Committee was to nominate nine persons for appointment to the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Act. The Act, indeed, provides for a selection panel made up of nine members, including those listed in the Report. The Committee received the Report from the Selection Panel which they did after advertising and interviewing numerous people who intended to serve in this Commission. The Committee observed that in accordance with the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Act, the Selection Panel had invited applications from persons to be nominated as Commissioners. It considered the applications, ranked them and provided comments regarding each of the finalists to the Kenya National Assembly. In accordance with the law, the Selection Panel sent a list of 15 qualified Kenyans. In keeping with the provisions of the law, the Committee selected nine persons for nomination, taking into consideration the requirements as set out under the provisions."
}