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    "content": "of the First Schedule of the Act, the following are proposed for nomination to serve on that Commission: - (i) Dr. Mzalendo N. Kibunjia (ii) Ms. Milly Lwanga (iii) Ms. Fatuma M. Mohamed (iv) Dr. Ahmed Yassin (v) Mr. Joseph Kwaka (vi) Mr. Halakhe Dida Waqo (vii) Ms. R. Wanjiku Mbugua (viii) Ms. Alasa Osman Hirsi (ix) Mrs. Mary Onyango (x) Rev. Lawrence Bomett (xi) Ms. Amina A. Mwekaa (xii) Dr. Margaret Jessang Hutchinson (xiii) Ms. Alice Nderitu (xiv) Mr. Oliver Kisaka Simiyu (xv) Mrs. Jane Kiano, EBS Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I may add that out of these 15 the procedure is that the President will appoint eight to be Commissioners and one to be the chair. These will be added to the ones who are already serving either as Chair of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights or Chair of the National Commission on Gender and Development. It is heartening to note, and this was not by accident, that nine out of the 15 members are women. May I confirm that the Committee did not do any of these ladies a favour and they did, in fact, qualify on merit. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, we are happy that a Commission of this nature has a majority of those proposed by this House as women. While it has been a policy of this country for some time that a minimum of 30 per cent be of either gender on appointments by the Government, that has been more of lip service than reality. Therefore, we are very happy as a Committee to propose a Commission that has at least nine women out of the 15 members. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, without taking much of your time, I wish to thank the Departmental Committee members and members of staff from the Clerks Chamber for the support they gave the Committee on this matter. In respect therefore, I wish to present to the House the Report of the Committee and names of the 15 qualified candidates for further consideration and subsequent adoption. I beg to move and ask my good deputy chairperson to second."
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