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"content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, on 11th June, 2013, in your Communication, you informed the House that in a Message from His Excellency the President by way of a letter dated 10th June, 2013, he submitted nominees for the office of Principal Secretary to the respective State departments for approval by the House pursuant to Article 155(3)(b). Further and subsequently, you referred the Message from His Excellency the President containing the names of 26 nominees together with their Curriculum Vitae to the relevant Departmental Committees of the House to conduct the vetting of the nominees. Further, you directed that the Committees deliberate on the nominees and table their reports. The three nominees were referred to the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. The Committee held its sitting on Thursday, 20th June, 2013, during which the nominees appeared and were vetted. In conducting the vetting exercise, the Committee made reference to the Constitution, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011 and the Standing Orders. During the exercise, the nominees made submissions on why they should be appointed to the positions of the respective Ministries. The Committee, in compliance with the Constitution and other legal requirements and established procedures for vetting, ensured its meetings were open to the public and covered by the media. The Committee also placed notifications in the mainstream print media on Wednesday, 12th June, 2013, inviting the public to submit memoranda in tandem with the law. The Committee takes this opportunity to thank the offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly for the logistical support accorded to it during the vetting exercise. It is also grateful to the media for their coverage of the proceedings of the Committee, thus enhancing accountability and transparency of the vetting exercise. On 12th June, 2013, the Committee, through the Clerk, placed notifications in the print media informing the general public of the intention of the National Assembly to conduct an approval hearing pursuant to Article 118(1)(a)(b) and (2) of the Constitution, the Standing Order No.198(1) and Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act of 2011, which allows public participation in Committee proceedings. The Committee carried out the vetting exercise, as I said earlier on Thursday, 21st June, 2013, and a total of five sittings were held. Its first business was to formulate questions on the vetting in line with the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011 and in line with memoranda so far received. By Wednesday, 20th June, 2013, the Committee had not received any memoranda from the public. Further, the Committee received letters from the Kenya Revenue Authority indicating that the nominees were tax compliant and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) stating that the Board was not owed any loans by the nominees. The nominees also presented before the Committee their certificates of good conduct. On vetting nominees for appointment for the position, the Committee examined the nominees using the guidelines provided in the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011. It also followed the following criteria in vetting the nominees:- Academic qualifications, employment record and work experience, professional affiliations, public office, political activity affiliations, potential conflict of interest, suitability to the position, tax compliance and integrity."
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