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"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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"content": "approves the appointment of Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth as the Director- General for Health. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Public Service Commission advertised the position of Director-General for Health on 18th March 2024 in the print media and on its website. A total of 118 applications were received at the close of the advertisement on 9th April 2024. Out of them, nine candidates were shortlisted for the position on 4th June 2024. On 12th and 13th June 2024, the Commission conducted interviews for the shortlisted candidates. Out of the nine candidates shortlisted, one declined to be interviewed while one candidate was not interviewed since she did not produce original academic and professional certificates. The remaining seven candidates were interviewed and ranked in order of merit, where Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth, EBS, was ranked the highest. Consequently, the then Cabinet Secretary for Health, Ms. Susan Nakhumicha, forwarded the name of Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth to Parliament for approval as the Director-General for Health in accordance with Section 16 (2) of the Health Act (Cap. 241). The Speaker of the National Assembly, vide a Communication made on 26th June 2024, and the Speaker of the Senate, vide a Communication made on 2nd July 2024, conveyed to the National Assembly and the Senate respective Committees the Message from the Cabinet Secretary. In accordance with Section 69 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Clerk of the Senate invited interested members of the public to submit any representation by written statements on oath or affidavits with supporting evidence on the suitability of the nominee for appointment to the position of Director-General for Health. The Committees conducted approval hearings on Thursday, 26th July 2024. The Constitution, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, Cap 7F, the Leadership and Integrity Act, Cap 185C, the Public Officer Ethics Act, Cap 185B, the Public Service Commission Act Cap, 185, the Health Act, Cap 241, the National Assembly Standing Orders, and the Senate Standing Orders, guided the Committee in conducting the interview. Following the deliberations and analysis of the submissions and representations received on the suitability of the nominee for the appointment to the position of Director- General of Health, the Committee observed that Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth, EBS, demonstrated the requisite knowledge and experience to perform the functions of the Director- General of Health. He satisfactorily performed in an acting capacity for four years. Further, he met all the statutory and constitutional requirements to perform the functions of the Office of the Director-General of Health. The Committee observed that the nominee satisfactorily responded to the issues raised in the memorandum received. We even invited one of the petitioners, Dr. Wahome Ngare, who appeared and made his submissions before the Committee. Having considered the suitability and competence of the nominee, the Committee recommends that Parliament approves the nomination of Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth, EBS, for appointment as the Director-General of Health under Section 16 of the Health Act, Cap 241. That follows the approval process taking into account the Committee’s observations and findings pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution, Sections 3, 5, 8 and 2 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, Cap 7F, the Health Act, Cap 241, the National Assembly Standing Orders and the Senate Standing Orders. First, I thank the Senators and the Members of the National Assembly who spent their time and approved the nominee when we sat in all our sittings. I also appreciate the secretariat for facilitating the approval hearings. I now beg this House to approve the appointment of Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth, EBS, for appointment as the Director-General of Health. I beg to move and urge the House to adopt The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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