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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "committee then at KMTC, him being one of them, the court ruled that some payments needed to be made. I am happy because we always have a competent legal team with whom we work closely. Ms. Lucy leads the legal team in our secretariat team. We engaged the National Assembly team to understand the position and the legality of undertaking the whole vetting process. We received two letters. Legally, nothing stopped the committee from going on with the vetting process. As I said when I tabled this Motion, the nominee was the only candidate that was referred to Parliament with the committees by the then Acting Cabinet Secretary, that is, hon. Prime Cabinet, who referred the name for Mr. Kibet to Parliament as the only nominee. Since the recruitment process occurred through an agency and the board, our mandate focused on the candidate's credibility. Work experience is what we majorly focused on. As Members have also said, as I listened to them, those two satisfied the committee in terms of work experience. As I noted in our Report, I stated clearly that Mr. Kibet has over 30 years of experience, which qualified him in regards to what we were keenly looking at. Regarding academic qualifications, he holds a Master's degree, among other credentials or certifications that he has held. The tribal issue has been raised. If today we had an opportunity to choose the tribes that we come from, maybe others would choose differently. However, this year in 2024, we are now desisting from tribal issues and being tribeless. We did not vet the nominee regarding his culture or tribe. I have listened to members raise the issue of whether he is from a particular region. Article 27(4) of the Constitution is clear: Article 27(4) of the Constitution is clear that no one should be discriminated upon based on age, background and gender. That is why I say we, as a Committee, focused on his experience, his credibility and all the other papers that he laid. That satisfied us, as a Committee, and that is how we approved this candidate. We also focused more on how he will ensure that the issues that have been raised as far as competition is concerned he will be able to address them. We look forward to having a very dedicated and competent person, who is focused on ensuring that issues of competition will be taken care of. Allow me to deviate a bit since I am the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget. Today, we were privileged to have the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning for the first time in this House. My Chairperson had tabled a statement concerning the disbursements of the funds. This is something that we had raised as a Committee on why county funds are delayed. When the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning appeared before the House, he stated that he needed to seek legal advice from the Attorney General. I am happy that advice was shared. That was on Regulation No.134 of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act; that if the County Allocation of Revenue Bill submitted to Parliament for the financial year has not been approved by Parliament 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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