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"content": "The Commission met on 28th May 2015 and nominated Mrs. Anne Rwamba Gitau for appointment as Commission Secretary; she has also been acting in the position for more than one year. Having topped in the interview and aptly steered the secretariat in an acting capacity over the past one year, the Commission further observed that a new person would go through a learning process, which may slow down the momentum in the ongoing projects. On 8th June 2015, the Chairperson to the Commission forwarded the name of the nominee to the National Assembly for approval. In view of the foregoing, the Committee was convinced that due process had been followed in the recruitment and nomination of Mrs. Anne Rwamba Gitau for appointment as the SRC Secretary. On 18th June, the Clerk of the National Assembly wrote to the nominee informing her of the nomination by the SRC and requested her to appear for vetting by the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on Tuesday 30th June 2015, which we did. The Clerk further requested the nominee to seek and avail clearance certificates from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and any of the credit reference bureaus to the Committee by Friday, 26th June, 2015 as required by the law. On Friday 19th June, 2015, the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advertisement in the print media, namely TheStandard and the Daily Nation inviting the public to submit memoranda by way of written statements on oath on the suitability or otherwise of the nominee in conformity with Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011. The submissions were received by Friday 26th June 2015. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution, Section 6 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and Standing Order No.45(3), the general public was also notified in the print media by the Clerk of the National Assembly on 19th June, 2015 of the intention of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade to conduct the vetting and approval hearing of the nominee on Tuesday 30th June, 2015. My Committee met with the nominee on 30th June 2015 and conducted the approval hearing. During the vetting process, the Committee was guided by the Constitution, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Salaries and Remuneration Act, 2011, the Standing Orders and other relevant statutes. Specifically, the nominee was examined on the criteria set out in the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011. Among other things, we looked at academic qualifications, employment record, professional affiliation, potential conflict of interest and knowledge of the relevant subject. I just wish to report to you the Committees observations. The Committee, having considered the CV and heard oral submissions during the vetting exercise, made the following observations about the nominee:- (1) She is a Kenyan citizen born on 30th January 1970 in Embu County. (2) She has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi, which she obtained in 2002."
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