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    "id": 400127,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwiru",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 107,
        "legal_name": "Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, indeed, I am present. I could not travel because of this request. I am ready with the Statement sought by the Member for Suba, hon. John Mbadi and the Member for Kirinyaga Central, hon. Joseph Gitari. On 26th September and 17th October, 2013, the Member for Suba, hon. John Mbadi and the Member for Kirinyaga Central, hon. Joseph Gitari respectively requested for a Ministerial Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands. On 17th October, 2013, the House directed a joint committee comprising the Committee on Lands and the Committee on Delegated Legislation to look into the two issues and report its findings to the House. Hon. Mbadi in his request had sought information on the recent appointment of the Director and Deputy Director of Survey in the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development. He further sought clarification on the following:- (i) qualifications of the two officials who had been appointed; (ii) legal basis for the appointment; (iii) why the Public Service Commission was not involved in the appointments; (iv) whether the appointments were done in line with the Government policy of reducing the wage bill; and (v) whether the appointments were conducted in a fair, open and competitive manner and based on merit. I beg to reply as follows:- The Committee invited the Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development who appeared before it and addressed the Members’ concerns. The Committee thereafter, invited the Chairman, the National Land Commission, and the Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, who separately appeared before the Committee and submitted to the Committee the information sought by the Members. Mr. Tom Odede from the Office of the Attorney-General accompanied the Cabinet Secretary in the said meeting. First, on the qualifications of the two officials who had been appointed, the Cabinet Secretary informed the Committee that for efficient and effective service delivery, and after consultations, the Director of Public Service Management, vide letter No.NDP/DPMSM1/3/1A, Vol.2580 dated 10th September, 2013, transferred the Director of Survey and the Deputy Director and deployed Mr. Cicily Mbaria and Mr. Julius Kiplagat Rotich to replace the former Director, Mr. Ephantus Murage and the Deputy Director, Mr. Boas Owino respectively in acting capacity. The Cabinet Secretary further outlined the qualifications of the two officers as follows:- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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