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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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    "content": "(CVs) of the two candidates and was satisfied that the two non- citizens possessed the requisite experience, record and competence. We have copies of their CVs which we are attaching to this Report. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Section 8 of the Judges and Magistrates Act (2011) sets out the qualifications for appointment to the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board. The qualifications are under Section 8:- “(a) A person shall be qualified for appointment as a Member if such a person:- a. Holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya. b. Has at least 15 years distinguished post-qualification experience in the field of study. c. Satisfies the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution. (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson unless such person has at least 20 years or an aggregate of 20 years experience as a judge of the superior court and distinguished legal, academic, judicial officer or other relevant legal practice in the public or private sector in Kenya”. The recommendations of the Committee, therefore, are:- The Committee did not interview the two non-citizens nominees who were nominated under Section 7(b) of the Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act. However, the Committee considered their CVs and recommend that this House approves the appointment of Justice F. M. Chomba from Zambia and Justice Albie Sachs from South Africa. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, their CVs are attached to these applications. All we can really say is that these are judges who are eminently qualified with distinguished careers. The whole idea of bringing them on board is to give the process of vetting the judges and"
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