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"content": "and The Standard newspapers on Friday, 5th July of 2024. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this notification was followed with the letters to the candidates, inviting him to attend the vetting and requesting him to submit the completed questionnaire set out in the schedule to the public appointments, that is, Parliamentary Approval Act, Cap 241, together with clearance certificates from Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the Ethics and Corruption Commission (EACC), the KRA, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Office of the Registrar of Political Parties and the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). Further, the Clerks of the Houses of Parliament wrote to the ODPP, EACC, KRA, HELB and DCI seeking reference and background checks relating to the suitability of the candidate to ascertain whether there were any corruption or criminal proceedings pending against the candidate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the committees conducted the approval hearing on Thursday, 25th July of 2024. In conducting the approval hearing, the committees were guided by the provisions of the Constitution, the Public Appointment Act, Cap 7(F), the Leadership and Integrity Act, Cap 185(c), the Public Officer Ethics Act, Cap 185(B), the Public Service Commission Act, Cap 185, the Health Act, Cap 241 and the National Assembly Standing Orders and the Senate Standing Orders. Following the committee's analysis of the submissions and representations received on the suitability of the candidate for appointment to the position of Director General for Health, the committees observed that Dr. Patrick Omwanda Amoth, EBS, demonstrated the requisite knowledge and experience to perform the functions of the Director General for Health. He further met all statutory and constitutional requirements for appointment to the office of the Director General for Health. The committees further observe that the issues The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services, Senate."
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