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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Section 9 of the Act proposes a staggered board for the Commission. In other words, the time during which this Commissioners' terms end is staggered to allow for continuity. When the advertisements were done and applications received, the Committee set up a sub-committee to look into the applications that were received and shortlist a December 3, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3859 number that they thought was reasonable for interviews. The sub-committee then shortlisted 13 out of the 198 applicants. The people who were shortlisted were as follows:- Dr. P.L.O Lumumba, Ndomo Atieno, Kyalo Munyiva Ann, Gitu Mburu, Muhoki Mukira Samwel, Mue Njonjo, Dr. Nuno Arale Abdirizak, Wako Dida Halake, Prof. Wekesa Moni, Mwaseru Mwambi Dominic, Sitere Orieko Preston, K'Onyike C. Andrew and Anyonga Zablon F. Once the list of shortlisted persons was brought to the Committee, it then adopted the report from the sub-committee and established criteria based on six different areas, mainly based on the criteria set out in the Act, which is not very elaborate. It is based on experience in human rights and educational background. It set five points in each of those six areas. The Committee then set up an interview panel of five hon. Members who included Mrs. Odhiambo, Mr. Musyimi, Mr. Baiya, Ms. A. Abdalla and Mr. Sambu. These five Members of Parliament formed a panel and set out to interview the applicants who were shortlisted and, based on the criteria, unanimously agreed by the Committee. The Committee felt that it was objective and came up with the results that I wish to confirm now to the House. Each Member of the Panel was handed a sheet of paper with six rolls based on the criteria which had been agreed on. Each Member separately and without consultation, was required to award points to each interviewee with respect to the criteria. Immediately after the interviewee left, the Secretariat withdrew the score sheets and provided fresh ones for the next candidate. The scores were then added up and the interviewees ranked. You will realise that the total maximum marks that each of these interviewees would have garnered was 150 points. They were ranked as follows:- 1. Dr. Patrick Otieno Lumumba garnered 130 points. 2. Ndomo Atieno garnered 117 points. 3. Kyalo Munyiva Anne garnered 115.5 points. I will stop at that for the reasons that I will mention, which is Section 11(6) of the Act which reads: \"Where a vacancy occurs in the Office of a Commissioner, the National Assembly shall nominate a sufficient number of persons to fill the vacancy (which is one in this case) arising and two additional persons, and the President shall within a period of six months, appoint the required number of Commissioners to fill the vacancy out of the total number of nominees.\" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the foregoing, the Committee recommends Dr. Patrick Otieno Lumumba, Ms. Ndomo Atieno and Ms. Kyalo Munyiva Anne to be the three people who should go to His Excellency the President, so that he would nominate one person to fill the vacancy arising in the Commission. We are, again, glad that two out of the three who we hope the National Assembly will forward to His Excellency the President are women. With those remarks, I beg to move that the House adopts this Report."
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