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    "content": ". Interviews were conducted on 10th and 12th, May 2012 for the post of the chairperson while those of the position of members were conducted on May 11th to 16th, 2012. Then pursuant to Section 7 of the First Schedule to the Transition to Devolved Government Act, a selection panel selected three persons qualified to be appointed as chairperson and 13 persons qualified to be members of the authority and forwarded the names together with the interview scorecards to the President. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in addition to the interview scores, the selection panel selected nominees based on the following criteria: Gender balance, regional balance, persons with disabilities, minorities and marginalised and clearance from the following bodies: Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and Credit Reference Bureau, East African Limited. This demonstrates that the Kenyans who have come through in this Authority are very qualified and very clean persons. It is on that basis that the names that I read were submitted to Parliament and you committed the names to my committee – the Local Authorities and Funds Accounts Committee (LAFAC). Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we were required to sit and interview and vet these persons, we did sit on 7th June and interviewed the nine persons and in conducting the vetting process, the committee examined the candidates against the criteria set out in the schedule to the Public Appointments/Parliamentary Approval Act criteria for vetting, otherwise known as the Mungatana Act for the appointment of public officers by Parliament. The criterion requires the nominees to disclose information on their personal and professional life including their political party affiliations, tax compliance and potential conflicts of interest. At the conclusion of the vetting process exercise, the Committee made the following observations: On the nomination of the chairperson, Mr. Kinuthia Mwangi wa Mwangi as chairperson of the Transitional Authority, the Committee having considered the report of the selection panel and the curriculum vitae of Kinuthia wa Mwangi made the following observations on his nomination as the chairperson of the Transitional Authority: Mr. Kinuthia wa Mwangi is a Kenyan citizen from Nakuru County born on 1st June, 1950. He is an advocate of the High Court and a Certified Public Secretary. He has over 15 years experience in human resources management and local government, parastatal and private sector levels. In addition, he has over ten years experience in"
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