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    "content": "letter Ref. EOP/CAB.26/4A/VOL.III/(175), dated 23rd May, 2024, the Office of the Clerk received notification from the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service, that the tenure of six members of the SRC was scheduled to lapse on 10th September, 2024. This included the nominee of the Senate on behalf of county governments, pursuant to Article 230(2)(b)(vii) of the Constitution. In the notification letter to the Senate, the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service requested each nominating body to forward the names of two persons of either gender to the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning for transmission to His Excellency the President for appointment. Pursuant to Standing Order No.77(1) of the Senate, I referred the matter to the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget for consideration. The committee was required to undertake the following- (1) Advertise the position by notice published in the Gazette, a newspaper of nationwide circulation and the Senate website inviting applications from suitable candidates. (2) Longlist the applicants and cause the list to be published. (3) Shortlist the candidates that meet the set criteria and cause the list to be published. (4) Facilitate public participation on the suitability of the shortlisted candidates. (5) Conduct interviews of the shortlisted candidates. (6) Table a report for consideration by the Senate. I thereafter directed the committee to observe the timelines highlighted in the notification letter from the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service for the Senate to make a determination on the nominees on or before 31st July, 2024. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Section 7(2) of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Act, the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget published an advertisement for the position nominee of the Senate on behalf of county governments to the SRC on 12th June, 2024. In the advertisement, candidates were requested to submit their applications by 3rd July, 2024 at 5.00 p.m. The committee embarked on the interview exercise on the 19th July, 2024 after long listing and shortlisting the candidates and subsequently prepared a report which was tabled on Tuesday, 23rd July 2024. The tabling of the Committee report was pivotal as it was the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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