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    "speaker_name": "Ms. Abdalla",
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        "legal_name": "Abdallah Jumaa Ngozi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report f the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the nomination of Commissioners to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, laid on the Table on Tuesday 19th June, 2007. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Act, 2002, the Kenya National Assembly advertised the positions of four Commissioners who are retiring on 29th July, 2007, in the daily newspapers on 4th April, August 2, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2953 2007. They then forwarded those applicants to the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs; to be considered for the four positions of Commissioners that had fell vacant. A total of 158 applicants applied and a Sub-committee comprising of the hon. Amina Abdalla, hon. Njoki Ndung'u and hon. Zadok Syongo was constituted to go through the applicants. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Sub-committee held several meetings and shortlisted 12 applicants; three for each of the four vacant Commission seats. The 12 shortlisted persons were then interviewed on 31st May, 2007, based on five laid-down criteria. Those included academic qualifications, knowledge on international human rights instruments, advocacy work on human rights and working with marginalised and deprived communities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the interviews were then held and each Member of the Committee present was able to score against the laid-down criteria. The Committee wishes to recommend to the House, in conformity with Section 6(8) of the Act, the following four nominees for consideration and onward transmission to His Excellency the President to fill the four vacancies:- 1. Ms. Fatum Adan Dullo - Eastern Province 2. Dr. Ekuro Okuot - Rift Valley Province 3. Dr. S.K. Tororei - Disability 4. Ms. Fatuma Ibrahim Ali- North Eastern Province Pursuant to Section 11(6) of the Act, the Committee also recommends the following two extra nominees to the House for consideration and onward transmission to His Excellency the President:- 1. Mr. Lawrence Mute - Disability/Eastern Province 2. Mr. Bashir Sheikh Ali - North Eastern Province/senior citizen Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, each of the first four were the best in their particular categories. The extra two were chosen on consideration of one of them being a former Commissioner and the other one on issues of being a senior citizen. With those few remarks, I beg to move and ask hon. Bifwoli to second."
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