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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of section 45B, Subsection (5) (b) of the former Constitution as saved under Section 3 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, Section 11 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution and Article 259 of the Constitution, this House approves the appointment of Mr. Jeremiah Makokha Nyegenye as the Clerk-designate of the Senate and Mr. Justin N. Bundi as the Clerk-designate of the National Assembly on such terms and conditions of service as the Parliamentary Service Commission shall determine. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as hon. Members are aware, Parliament is a technical institution. I must appreciate, on the onset, the good work done by the Members of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), guided by the Speaker. I must also appreciate the work done by the staff members of the National Assembly and more so, the staff members of the PSC Secretariat. Parliament is also trying to reform itself. As one of the three Arms of the Government, Parliament has benefitted immensely from the new constitutional dispensation in terms of how its functions are managed and carried out. Parliament, as a technical institution, requires a competent technical team which will supervise, manage, advise and deal with technical issues as far parliamentary practice is concerned. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to these considerations, the PSC contracted the services of PriceWaterhouseCoopers to carry out the recruitment. The exercise was done systematically. The first stage attracted the confirmation of the job description and the role of the profiles as received from the Commission. This was discussed and agreed upon. Eventually, an advertisement was placed in the newspapers. The second stage involved the screening of those who had been shortlisted. Finally, we have a product. I must confess that this is a product of a number of activities. Firstly, we had to look at the experience and the track record of the individuals who had been interviewed. Secondly, we also had to look at the technical competences of the individuals. Thirdly, we had to look at the leadership and management skills of those who have been interviewed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, PriceWaterhouseCoopers carried out psychometric analysis and aptitude tests and eventually came up with a list that enabled the Commission to get the best candidates from amongst our members of staff and from outside Parliament. I emphasise our staff because parliamentary staff are not individuals who can just be trained overnight. They are individuals who require many years of exposure to the job, many years of training and many years of practicing. This institution has really invested in the staff of the Kenya National Assembly. That is why you should not be surprised that the names being proposed, especially for the two top positions, are not from outside but are products of the Kenya National Assembly. Mr. Nyegenye is the Director, Legal Services, in the National Assembly and I am sure those of us who are in the 10th Parliament, and those who were there before must have benefitted from the services of Mr. Nyegenye as the Director, Legal Services. I must say that Mr. Nyegenye has remained one of the most competent legal officers that I have ever known in my history. Therefore, I was not surprised when PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Parliamentary Service Commission settled on him as the Clerk-designate of the Senate."
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