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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Commission will replace the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), which was established by Section 6 of the Anti-Corruption and Economics Crimes Act. The effect of this new Act is to reduce the number of commissioners from nine, as they formerly were, to three, who are now sought to be nominated. Following the enactment of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, the President constituted a selection panel which held its inaugural meeting on 12th September, 2011. The said panel on 26th September, 2011, advertised in the Daily Nation and The Standard newspaper one vacancy for the position of the Chairperson and two vacancies for the positions of members of the Commission. Twenty-one applications were received for the position of Chairperson and 164 applications for the position of member. However, due to insufficient number of qualified female applicants for the position of Chairperson, the selection panel decided to re-advertise the said position. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the names of all the applicants for the position of member and the shortlisted candidates were published in the media on 18th October, 2011. All interviews were conducted on 1st and 2nd November, 2011, at the Public Service Commission. Re-advertisement for the position of chairperson was done in 24th October, 2011, in the Daily Nation and The Standard newspaper. Upon closure of that re- advertisement on 1st November, 2011, the selection panel had received a total of 79 applications. The selection panel shortlisted nine candidates and the names plus the names of all the applicants for the position of chairperson were published in the Print Media on 4th November, 2011. Interviews were conducted on 8th and 9th November, 2011. The selection panel, pursuant to Section 6(5)(e), (f) and (g) of the Act, forwarded to the President the following names for the positions of the chairperson and members as follows:- For the chairperson, there was:- (i) Eric O. Omogeni"
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