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    "id": 1557464,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera North, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Major (Rtd) Abdullahi Sheikh",
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    "content": "In keeping with Standing Order 4(2)(2), your office relayed to the House the message of the President regarding the nomination of the four persons to serve as Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Consul-General. The names were accordingly committed to the Committee, pursuant to Article 124(4)(a) of the Constitution, for approval hearings and report within the subject timeline. To uphold transparency, a public notice was placed in the mainstream dailies on Friday, 28th March 2025, inviting written memoranda on the suitability of the nominees, as required under section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act and Article 118 of the Constitution. To this effect, only one memorandum was received, opposing the nomination of Ms Susan Nakhumicha Wafula. The grounds raised namely, that her earlier dismissal from Cabinet invalidated her nomination, were carefully reviewed. The Committee in its considered judgement, observed that the dismissal of Ms Susan Nakhumicha was effected under Article 152(5)(b) of the Constitution, which grants the President discretion to dismiss a Cabinet Secretary without prescribing grounds. Crucially, the dismissal did not fall under Article 75 of the Constitution which governs ethical conduct and carries the consequence of disqualification from future State office. As such, her public service journey remains lawfully unbroken and the Committee found no legal or moral impediment to her continued service to the Republic. In further fulfilment of due diligence, the Clerk of the National Assembly wrote to the relevant agencies - Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) - seeking reports on the nominees’ integrity, tax compliance, criminal record status, loan obligations and political affiliations. All the agencies returned clean reports, affirming the nominees’ good standing."
}