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    "content": "assured because he enthusiastically confirmed to us that they were willing to do the job even if it means within two or three months. The Committee was, therefore, unanimously convinced Mr. Jairus Mohammed Nyaoga was qualified to chair this Commission of Inquiry and we, therefore, propose to this House to approve his name as the Chairperson of the Select Committee or the Commission of Inquiry for that purpose. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also vetted Mr. Johnston Kavuludi. I need to say here that we were a little bit challenged in law to ask ourselves “the law already provides that the Chairperson of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) will serve in that Committee;” are we, therefore, “also qualified to relook at his qualifications?” We were convinced that it was necessary that, going forward, this particular section will be relooked into so that in future, we would say that “the Chairperson of the NPSC or his representative” instead of just picking the Chairperson. This is because there will arise a situation where the Chairperson of the NPSC could be a brother of a Governor or a Member of County Assembly (MCA) and, so, conflict of interest will be so obvious. So, it is better to give that institutional representation to say “a representative of the NPSC shall be a member of this Commission.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Members were also very particular in terms of questioning the abilities of the NPSC Chairperson, considering that many Members thought that he has not performed very well on matters related to management of the NPSC. But we were very alive to the fact that we were not vetting him as the Chairperson of the NPSC but as a representative to this Commission. So, we were satisfied that there were no issues with conflict of interest. We also received a petition from a member of the public who challenged the Chairperson of the NPSC not to sit on this Commission. But we looked at the grounds of the challenge and they were a little bit farfetched. We also realized that this was a person who has been carrying out petitions against the Chairperson of the NPSC since before he was even appointed to be the Chairperson and we thought that this was already overtaken by events. But it was important that members of public were willing to respond. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also received representation from a Non- Governmental Organization (NGO), the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU). Their position for challenging the participation of the Chairperson of the NPSC was the fact that he is so busy dealing with matters related to vetting of police officers, amongst others. They thought that it would be very difficult for the Chairperson to give undivided attention to the matter of Makueni. That is why this House will be proposing proper amendments to the relevant legislation so that a representation of the NPSC or the Inspector-General’s representative is the one to sit there and not the person so that they can continue with their responsibilities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we were also convinced that he was ready to serve in the time that was required. Therefore, once again, we recommend to this House to approve the Chairperson of the NPSC to serve in this Commission of Inquiry. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the third nominee we vetted was Mrs. Emily Gatuguta. I must say that she impressed me with wonderful academic qualifications; she had a Masters Degree from the University of Leeds in 1986. What impressed me most is her contribution to public service; that at a time when everybody who had good qualifications 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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