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    "id": 1477804,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Joint Sittings of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Senate, on the approval hearing of Mr. David Kibet Kemei, nominee for appointment as the Director-General of the Competition Authority, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 26th September 2024; and that pursuant to Section 12(1) of the Competition Act and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Senate approves the nomination of Mr. David Kibet Kemei for appointment as the Director-General of the Competition Authority. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this was a joint sitting between the members of the National Assembly and members of the Senate that sit in the Finance and Budget Committee. During our proceedings, we had a window of 28 days to look at the credibility of the nominee. We only had one candidate for this position. This process had taken place through an agency that had conducted the recruitment process of so many candidates. The Board of Directors of the Competition Authority had also done their part and selected the nominee. This nominee was seconded by the Office of the Acting Cabinet Secretary, His Excellency Musalia Mudavadi, by then on 6th August,2024 as a nominee to be vetted by both Houses of Parliament, that is the National Assembly and us, the Senate. In this position, we only had one candidate. In our vetting process, we keenly looked at the credibility, competency and experience of the candidate and focused more on his experience as a person. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also looked at the other credible documents or certifications that the candidate needed to uphold. One of them, being the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) report, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) report, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) certification and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) report as well, which were all okay. We further looked at the academic credentials. I state that the candidate holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance Option), and a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Nairobi. As an alumnus of University of Nairobi, we were also able to keenly look at whether he was a student. In the previous vetting process that we did, we encountered a scenario where one of the candidates had an issue of the university being unable to recognize him. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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