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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Parliament enacted the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act (2011) which commenced on 22nd March, 2011. The Act was later amended to commence on 19th May, 2011. Section 7 of that Act states that:- “The Vetting Board shall consist of nine members comprising of a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and seven other members of whom:- (a) Six shall be citizens of Kenya appointed in accordance with Section 9(1) to 12 and of whom three of those six should be lawyers; and, (b) Three shall be non-citizens of Kenya appointed in accordance with Section 9(3). The following are the Kenyan nominees as I had stated; Mr. Sharad Rao, Justus Maithya, Roseline Odede, Prof. Ngotho Wa Kariuki, Meuledi Mabruki and Abdirashid. Further, on 18th August, 2011, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Cabinet did inform the House through a letter to the National Assembly that the Right hon. Prime Minister was indeed consulted on these matters. He further sent three nominees under the international component who are the two ladies and gentleman I read earlier. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Section 8 of the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act, the qualification for the appointment of people to that Board are stated. One should qualify if:- (a) They hold a degree from a recognized university. (b) They have 15 years distinguished post-qualification experience. (c) They satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of our Constitution. One should not be appointed as chairperson or deputy chairperson unless that chairperson or deputy chairperson has at least 20 years or aggregate of 20 years experience as a judge of a superior court or equivalent qualification. Let me then go to individual appointees. Mr. Sharad Rao is a citizen born on 13th October 1935. He holds a Bachelor of Law degree, admitted in Leucoxene in London. He was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya on 1st July, 1960. He practices law in the country now. He was a former Assistant Deputy Public Prosecutor, former Deputy Public Prosecutor and briefly acted as the Attorney-General, I am informed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is a life member of the Kenya African National Union (KANU). He was charged in 1984 in his capacity as an Executive Director of Ellis Chemicals Limited under the Foods, Drugs and Chemical Substance Act together with three others. However, he has never served as he was out of the country. Thereafter, his case as an Executive Director was withdrawn. The Committee found him qualified. For Justus Maithya Munyithya, I must confirm that indeed he was a classmate of mine for purposes of disclosure. Mr. Munyithya holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi. He was admitted on 11th of January, 1996 and, therefore, has 15 years experience as a lawyer. He practices currently under Kioki/Munyithya/Ngugi and Company Advocates. He has volunteered as a legal officer and holds a Certified Public Secretaries (CPS) certificate. He was awarded a Head of State commendation (HSC) in December 2010 by His Excellency for distinguished service as the Chair of the National Adoption Committee. He is not a member of a political party. He has never been charged in court and the Committee found him qualified. With respect to Roseline Odede Odhiambo, she is a lawyer born on 26th March, 1967. She holds a Masters of Law degree (LLM) from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nairobi, a diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law (KSL) and was enrolled as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with almost 20 years experience. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, she has received awards from the East African Law Society (EALS) for distinguished legal practice and service and from FIDA Kenya for pro-bono work. She is not a member of any political party and the Committee found her qualified. With respect to Prof Ngotho Kariuki, he holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi and was born in 1949 June. He also has a certificate in Job Evaluation from the Ernest and Young in Zimbabwe. He has been a professor in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa in accounting, auditing and fraud investigations, finance and taxation including East African countries, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Cameroon as a professor, lecturer and consultant. Prof. Ngotho was one time a secretary of KANU, Kangema Sub-branch and contested for Kangema parliamentary seat in 1974, 1983 and 1992 on FORD(K) ticket. He formed the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1994 but currently, he is not an active member of any political party. He was charged on several counts of sedition in the famous case of Anyona and others. He was convicted on all charges and jailed for a cumulative sentence of 47 years running concurrently for seven years. The conviction was, however, quashed on appeal and he was released in 1992."
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