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    "content": "Hon. Senators, as you may recall, at the sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday, 24th July, 2024, the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, MP, was called upon to move the Motion for consideration of the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the Senate nominee, on behalf of the county governments, to the position of member of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). Before the Senator could proceed to move the Motion, he sought the intervention of the Chair, through a point of order, on the grounds that new information that had been presented to the committee relating to one of the interviewed candidates for the position. The Senator stated that the new information was received after the committee concluded its report and tabled it in the Senate. In the point of order, Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, MP, informed the Senate that on 24th July, 2024, the committee received correspondence from the University of Nairobi (UoN), indicating that one of the candidates, Hon. Abdirahman Ali Hassan, was conferred with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Gender and Development Studies) on 19th December, 2008, and that the candidate was a student at the said university between 2005 and 2008. The Senator further informed the Senate that the contents of the letter received on 24th July, 2024, contradicted an earlier letter received on 22nd July, 2024, from the same university which indicated that the certificate submitted for verification by Hon. Abdirahman Ali Hassan was not genuine and that it was not issued by the UoN. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale also informed the Senate that during the interview, Hon. Abdirahman Ali Hassan was ranked first, but following receipt of a letter from the said university on 22nd July, 2024, the committee dropped him from the recommended list of candidates. From the foregoing, the Senator sought the directions of the Speaker on how to proceed with the Motion, stating that–"
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