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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion. THAT, this House adopts the Second Report of the Select Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity on the Employment Diversity Audit in Public Institutions, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 21st March 2024. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee resolved to carry out an inquiry into employment diversity in public institutions. Diversity encompasses differences in age, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, disability and socio-economic background. It is crucial for public institutions to reflect the diversity of this nation. This is critical because they play a very important role in shaping policies, delivering services and implementing development activities. For the second phase of the Report, the Committee sampled 20 public institutions and invited them for meetings on various dates to deliberate on their compliance with the policy on employment diversity. They included the Coast Water Works Development Agency, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the National Irrigation Authority (NIA), the Local Authorities Provident Fund (LAPF), Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), Rivatex (East Africa) Limited; Kenya Seed Company Limited, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Maseno University, Kibabii University, Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency and Kenya Industrial Property Institute. This was covered in the second phase of the Report. The main objective of the inquiry was guided by four parameters; namely, ethnicity, gender balance, age and persons with disabilities. The Committee asked specific questions in terms of compliance with the Constitution as far as those organisations were concerned. In examining the activities and administration of all the State departments and statutory bodies in as far as the related rights and welfare of persons that are marginalised based on gender, age, disability, health status, ethnic, cultural or religious background, the Committee was guided by the Constitution of Kenya, the relevant statutes and regulations. Article 54(2) of the Constitution provides that the State shall ensure the progressive implementation of the principle that, at least, 5 per cent of members of the public in elective or appointive bodies are disabled persons. Article 55(b) provides that the State shall take measures, including affirmative action programmes, to ensure that the youth have equal opportunity to associate, to be represented and to participate in national politics, social, economic and other spheres of life. Article 56(c) provides that the State shall put in place affirmative action programmes that are designed to ensure that minorities and marginalised groups are provided special The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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