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    "id": 610115,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Were",
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        "legal_name": "David Aoko Were",
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    "content": "giving instructions to junior officers not to respect their immediate supervisors. (ii) The Petitioner further alleged that the Chairperson is at loggerheads with other commissions, including the Ombudsman’s Office, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC). (iii) The Chairperson contravened the approved established structure by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in consultation with the Directorate of Personnel Management. After listening to the various people who appeared before us, the Committee came up with the following observations. Having heard the prayers by the Petitioner, evidence by witnesses and the respondent as well as written memoranda/submissions, the Committee made the following observations:- The allegation that all staff in the Chairperson’s office come from her tribe and county was not proven. All the staff in the Chairperson’s office were employed competitively. Further, it was found out that, out of the four staff in her office, one was not from her community. There was one Sydney Baraza who was in that office, but had already been transferred to the IT department. So, only two from her community were left. The general composition of staff at the Commission is wanting in terms of ethnicity. It was evident in the documents presented before the Committee that majority of the staff were predominantly Kikuyus, Luos, Luhyas and Kambas, whereas the Commission is an equality Commission which should be a champion of equity in terms of regional representation and ethnicity in the Public Service and embracing the principle of diversity. However, it was established that the aforesaid staff were employed through a competitive process and most of them were inherited from the former Commission. The allegation by the procurement officer, Mr. Christopher Keter, that he had been sent away by the Chairperson was not proven. The Committee found out that Mr. Keter had served his secondment period in the Commission for three years and a further six months, which was extended by the Ministry upon a request by the Commission. The allegation in the Petition that the Chairperson single-sourced the procurement of a law firm was not proven. There were no documents tendered before the Committee to substantiate the allegation laid against the Chairperson. On allegation of constant conflict between the Chairperson and the Secretariat, the Committee established that this was due to lack of clarity on the roles at the Commission as provided in the National Gender and Equality Act. The Act gives the Chairperson the role of supervision and directing, but does not define the extent to which the Chairperson is to direct. On the other hand, the same Act does not provide roles of the CEO. The allegation of National Gender and Equality Commission being at loggerheads with other commissions was not proven. We had Mr. Otiende Amollo and Ms. Mbogori and both said that they had very good working relationship with the Chairperson of NGEC. Mr. Kirowo, who is alleged to have given a bribe of Kshs.100,000 to the Chairperson stated that he gave the bribe to an emissary whom he could not identify. 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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