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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "He further directed that the Committee tables its Report on the nominee on or before Tuesday the 2nd of August 2011. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee held a meeting with the nominee on Tuesday 2nd August 2011 at 10.00 a.m. The Committee deliberated on the suitability of the nominee to serve in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and found him qualified for appointment to the JSC. Some of the issues that came up in relation to Rev. Kobia just to give a background are that; he is a Kenyan citizen born on 20th March, 1947 and holds a doctorate degree in divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana USA, he has a Masters in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Massachusetts USA, a Diploma in Urban Ministry from the Institute on Urban and Industrial Society at Marcomic Theological Seminary, Chicago USA and a Diploma in Theology from St. Paul’s United Theological College. He is currently an ecumenical special envoy to Sudan where he provides high level diplomacy and advocacy on Sudan for the All African Conference of Churches (AACC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC). He has served as the Secretary-General of the WCC and is a member of several organizations including the AACC, National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and Africa Council of Elders (ACE), Africa Monitor South Africa, amongst others. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we questioned him in relation to his tax obligations and he has fully complied with his tax obligations to the State and he has never been dismissed from office for contravention of provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution which deals with the conduct of State officers. He has not been adversely mentioned in any investigatory report of Parliament or any commission of inquiry. He is not a member of any political party and does not expect any conflict of interest to arise. He has never been charged in a court of law for any offence. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to add that following the approval by the Committee of Dr. Rev. Kobia, we saw newspaper reports in relation to him about some PhD and the fact that somebody was disputing it. The Committee today deliberated on the issue and noted that, that information was not before the Committee at the time of our deliberations and further that we were not looking for PhD qualifications. The issues that have been raised do not actually raise issues of integrity. Therefore, as a Committee, we are still convinced that he is qualified and we, therefore, would wish to encourage the House to adopt the Committee Report. On behalf of the Committee, it is my pleasure and privilege to present and commend this Report on the approval of the nominee to serve in the JSC, to the House for adoption, pursuant to the Communication from the Chair made on Wednesday 27th July, 2011 and in accordance with Article 171(2) (h) of the Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move. I request Mrs. Noor to second."
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