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    "id": 478575,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 26,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 23rd July, 2014, Sen. Kanainza requested for a Statement on the recent recruitment by the NPSC. She has asked more than ten questions that if I have to go through them I think I will be wasting the time of the House. Let me go straight to answer for each of the questions that she raised. Following the Government directive that 10,000 persons be recruited into the NPSC to address security concerns facing the country, the Commission, pursuant to Section 13 of the National Police Service Commission Act, 2011, established committees at the national and sub-county level to manage the recruitment process. Further, in accordance to Section 10(3)(a) of the same Act, the Commission developed guidelines to be followed by all parties involved in the recruitment process. I wish to table a copy of the guidelines. The recruitment was carried out on 14th July, 2014, however, the Commission has received various allegations of corruption to which it has responded by asking the members of the public and other stakeholders to raise their concerns formally so that appropriate investigations are instituted. Observers and other independent organizations have also been asked to give reports to the Commission on any irregularities, iniquities and or inequalities they may have noted, for the Commission’s action. The Commission has constituted a broad based inter-agency committee which was intended for transparency and accountability to fast track the audit exercise with a view to investigating all reported malpractices and report back to the Commission. The outcome of this investigation will inform the Commission on the next course of action, which may include cancellation of the results and a repeat of the exercise in centres where there is adequate proof that the exercise was not above board. In addition, those officers found to have been involved in malpractices and corruption will be disciplined or prosecuted in accordance with the law. The intervening period between the recruitment dates that is, 14th July, 2014 and 3rd October, 2014, will afford the Commision the opportunity to audit and vet all the results and/or reports from the 289 recruitment centres and also, review all concerns from the stakeholders and members of the public regarding the recruitment exercise. I wish also to table a list of the number of complaints that the Commission has received per county. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Commission recruited the officers as per the schedule of slots of allocations to the 42 Kenyan tribes, based on 289 sub-counties after a brief by the Inspector General (IG) on the current status or numbers and their distribution in the service. I wish to table a matrix that shows the distribution of the recruits as per their tribe. According to the aforementioned guidelines, all the candidates were required to meet the following minimum requirements:- 1. Be a Kenyan citizen. 2. Hold a Kenyan National Identity Card or passport. 3. Possess a minimum grade of D Plus in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). 4. Be aged between 18 and 28 for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) holders and up to 30 years for Diploma and University degree holders. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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