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    "id": 1514389,
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    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Special Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Labour in its Report on the vetting of nominees for appointment as Chairperson and as Members of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 26th November 2024, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 230 of the Constitution, section 7(11) of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Act, CAP 412D, and sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, CAP 7F, this House approves the appointment of the following persons to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission– 1. Mr. Sammy Chepkwony – Chairperson; 2. Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Martin Kizito Ong’onyi, CBS – Member, nominated by the Defence Council. 3. Mr. Mohamed Aden Abdi, as a nominee of the Senate on behalf of the county governments. 4. Ms. Jane Gatakaa Njage, as a nominee of the Teacher Service Commission. 5. Dr. Gilda Odera, as a nominee of the Federation of Kenya Employers, FKE. 6. Dr. Geoffrey Apollo Omondi, as a nominee of the Central Organisation of Trade Union, COTU. 7. Mr. Leonid Ashindu, as a nominee of the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa, APSEA. Hon. Speaker, in considering the nominees' appointments, the Committee scrutinised the procedure used to select them, the Constitution and statutory requirements relating to the office in question, and the nominees' suitability for their proposed appointments, focussing on whether nominees' abilities, experience and qualities meet the requirements of the said office. In examining the procedure used to arrive at the nominations, the Committee noted in accordance with the powers confirmed by Article 132(2) and 155(3) of the Constitution, as read together with sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, His Excellency the President, through a letter by the Chief of Staff..."
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