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    "content": "Thirdly, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee further received an affidavit also raising questions on the integrity of Mr. Ahmednassir Abdullahi sworn by one Mrs. Emily Wangari Kamau of the State Law Office. The letter was based on a letter which was authored by one Mr. Dan Ameyo in his then capacity as the Postmaster General of Kenya Postal Corporation. The affidavit alleged that Mr. Ahmednassir Abdullahi had attempted to extort Kshs63 million from the corporation in inflated legal fees. The Committee recalled the nominee back as well as Mrs. Kamau and Mr. Ameyo to a meeting held on 24th November, 2010. The Committee interrogated the three persons on the allegations made and considered whether this matter contravened Chapter 6 of the Constitution on leadership and integrity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of these allegations, the Committee noted that while Mr. Ahmednassir would without doubt add value to the Judicial Service Commission, because of his passion and strong views, the matters raised, while they could not conclusively be determined in the limited time available, nonetheless raised grave concerns. They could not be ignored and should accordingly be brought to the attention of the House and the public. The Committee, therefore, invites the House to be aware of these allegations as it considers this nominee. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I move to the next nominee from the Court of Appeal, allow me to answer to fears and concerns expressed that because nominees from the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) raised questions as to the whole process of vetting, fears have been expressed as to whether the Committee and this House will be fair to these nominees. I want to assure the LSK and all the nominating organs that when considering these nominees, the Committee strictly adheres to the principles and mandate that it has to exercise and reconsiders each nominee on their merit without going into any extraneous factors. Any matter that touches on the integrity of a nominee is considered strictly on its merit. That is why the Committee takes the trouble to invite anybody who makes any allegation to substantiate those allegations as was done in this case. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the next nominee who was considered by the Committee was a nominee of the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal, through the Registrar of the High Court, forwarded the name of Justice Riaga Omollo as the Committee’s representative on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Justice Omollo had been elected by the nine of the ten Judges of the Court of Appeal. Justice Omollo Riaga holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Nairobi (UoN) and boasts of over 35 years of experience in the legal profession. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Justice Omollo currently serves as a Court of Appeal Judge and has represented the court on the JSC since 2003. The Committee considered this nominee at a meeting held on October 27th 2010 and found the nominee qualified on the required grounds of academic and professional competence, moral probity and political non-partisanship. The Committee finds him competent to represent the Court of Appeal as presently constituted in the JSC. Next, the Committee considered the nominee of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The PSC followed tradition and nominated its Chairperson, Mr. Titus Gatere, as the Commission’s representative on the JSC. This was communicated to the National Assembly through its letter dated October 27th and was done in pursuant to Article 24 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution that provides that the person nominated by the PSC"
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