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    "content": "2.) The nominee attended primary school in Ukambani and proceeded to Mary Hills School and Machakos School. These institutions are found in Ukambani. 3.) The nominee has her matrimonial home in Sultan Hamud, where, as we said earlier her late husband was interred. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the nominee participates in the affairs of the county. The nominee was very good in Kikamba because she gave us more than four wonderful proverbs in Kikamba. It is no wonder that she is a member of Nzama ya Atumia maUkambani . This means that she is a member of the Council of Elders. This council consists of all Kamba men and women. She also stated that she travels to her matrimonial home regularly. We were convinced that despite the fact that she was not a registered voter in Makueni at that point in time, but she is a resident of Makueni. Lawyers who are here, like Sen. Orengo, yourself, Sen. Wako, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., and Sen. Hassan Omar Hassan, will tell you that the issue of residence is a serious mine field, particularly for yourself, Mr. Deputy Speaker, who has served as an ambassador when you are dealing with matters of conflict of law; somebody getting married in another country, and so on and do forth. We did not want to be too classical on the matter of residence in so far as conflict of law is concerned. We did not want to close opportunities in future for persons who are residents to serve in such a Committee. So, we were convinced that she is a resident. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the approval of Mrs. Emily Gatuguta was not very unanimous, but nevertheless, it was important that a majority of the Members approved her on some grounds. For example, if you look at page 53, 3 Members approved the nominee, 2 Members approved the nominee with strong reservations, 2 Members abstained from voting and 2 Members rejected the nominee all together. We exercised a lot of democracy on the matter. But ultimately, we thought that she would serve. We wanted to be alive to the fact that there was potential room for conflict of interest, having participated in bringing the parties in Makueni together. It was not a bad thing, but having interacted with the county assembly and the county executive, we said that she must be careful not to import her past interactions with that county assembly. That was the caution we gave to the nominee. Nevertheless, she has an unquestionable public record as a public servant and commitment to the nation. She has been a career civil servant for 35 years. The next nominee is Prof. Harrison Maithya. He is a very qualified gentleman, a professor of Anthropology at Moi University, very eloquent in Kamba and English languages. He also hails from that county where he goes regularly. He interacts with his MCA once in a while. He interacts with the leadership of the county executive. We were also convinced that he understood the subject matter and the weighty nature of dissolution for his county. We saw Prof. Maithya as a person who was passionate about the resolution of disputes in that county. From our discussions with him, he was level headed. We, as a Committee, were convinced that his academic and professional qualification was good. He got his first degree in 1989 at the University of Nairobi and a Ph.D. at the University of London in 2002. 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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