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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "“The 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 sub- section 12 and of whom three shall be lawyers; and, (b) Three shall be non-citizens of Kenya appointed in accordance with Section 9(13). The President, in consultation with the Prime Minister pursuant to Section 9(2) of the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act, 2011, as amended by the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates (Amendment) Act, 2011, declared the vacancies in the office of the chairman and members of the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board and invited qualified applicants through gazette Notice No.5367. On 17th November, this year, His Excellency the President through a letter by the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of Public Service, forwarded the names of the following persons to be considered for appointment to the respective positions pursuant to Section 9(13) of the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act, 2011, as amended by the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates and Judges (Amendment)Act of 2011: 1. Justice F.M. Chomba from Zambia, member. 2. Justice Albie Sachs from South Africa. On 22nd November, 2011, the hon. Speaker in the Communication to the House referred the names of the two non-citizens of Kenya nominees to the departmental committee of Justice and Legal Affairs for vetting and directed the Committee to submit its recommendation on the nominees to the House. At a meeting held on 14th of December this year, the Committee examined the"
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