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    "content": "like to particularly thank your Office for facilitating the meetings of this Committee; the members of staff of the National Assembly who facilitated the Committee; and, last but not least, the Members of the Committee, who showed a lot of dedication, all of them having attended almost all the meetings. During the vetting process, which proceeded smoothly, we looked at various issues concerning the nominee. We interviewed him personally and looked at his qualifications, experience and knowledge of the law, in the context of the Office of the Attorney-General. Hon. Members were concerned about the issue of regional balance within the upper echelons of the State Law Office. We have made an observation on that aspect in this Report. We also examined the vision of the nominee and found that he has a grasp of what needs to be done. We also examined the various challenges in that Office, particularly noting that the Attorney-General is the advocate of the Government. Hon. Speaker, we specifically noted the large number of unpaid compensation claims that have been awarded to the so-called “victims of Nyayo House torture chambers” during that era. We were very concerned that the claims have remained unpaid for many years. Therefore, we impressed upon him that if his nomination is approved by this House, he should pay up all the pending claims. We also noted with disappointment that most of the Departments in Government have not made any provision for payment of court awards made in previous years. Therefore, there is a huge backlog of court awards which have remained unpaid to-date. So, we impressed upon him that if this House approves his nomination, he should work extra hard to sort out the matter, so that the Government can be seen to be in compliance with the law. We also asked the nominee a number of questions concerning his working relationship with the people he is going to meet at the Office of the Attorney- General, particularly those who are more experienced than him in that particular Department. We also looked at the issue of the Mau Mau repressions and other pending cases, which need to be sorted out. Hon. Speaker, the Committee made a number of observations. We received information and documents from the respective bodies under which the nominee has been serving, particularly from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), who indicated that the nominee has been of good standing for the 18 years he has been in legal practice as an advocate. We also received a letter of clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Authority (EACA), which indicates that he has no particular ethical problems that have been reported to them."
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