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"content": "The above provisions require that in making appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Commission, the President shall seek the approval of the National Assembly. The Speaker of the National Assembly referred the Message together with the nominees‟ curricula vitae to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. The Committee‟s Report contains observations, findings and recommendation by the majority of the Committee Members that the nominees are suitable and qualified for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Commission. The Committee conducted the vetting process for approval of the nominees with reference to the Constitution of Kenya, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, 2011, the Leadership and Integrity Act, 2012 and all other relevant provisions of the law. On behalf of the Committee, I wish to thank the offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly for the support extended to it in the execution of its mandate. Furthermore, the Committee appreciates the input by Members of the public made through submission statements. Finally, pursuant to Standing Order 216(5)(f), it is my pleasure and duty to present to the House the Report on the approval for appointment of Mr. Wanyonyi Wafula Chebukati as Chairperson of the IEBC, Ms. Consolata Nkatha Bucha Maina, Prof. Abdi Yakub Guliye, Dr. Roselyn Kwamboka Akombe, Dr. Paul Kibiwott Kurgat, Ms. Margaret Wanjala Mwachanya and Mr. Boya Molu as Members of the Commission. The process of vetting took the format of first of all going through section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, Chapter 136 which provides that any person may, prior to the approval hearing, and by written statement on oath, provide the Clerk with evidence contesting the suitability of a candidate to hold the office to which the candidate has been nominated. To give room to the operation of this law, the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advertisement in the media on Thursday 30th December 2016 inviting the public to submit memoranda by way of written statement on the suitability or otherwise of the nominees in conformity with Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011. The submissions were to be received latest by Monday 9th January 2017. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution, Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and Standing Order 45(3), the general public was also notified in the print media by the Clerk of the National Assembly of the intention of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to conduct the vetting and approval hearings of the nominees on Tuesday 10th January 2017 and Wednesday 11th January 2017. Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 provides that the issues to be considered by the relevant House in relation to any nomination shall focus on the procedure used to arrive at the nominee, any constitutional or statutory requirement relating to the office in question and suitability of the nominee for the appointment proposed having regard to whether the nominee‟s abilities, experience, qualities, meet the need of the body to which nomination is being made. Hon. Speaker, there was a requirement for clearance from various institutions. On 3rd January 2017, the Clerk of the National Assembly, on behalf of the Committee wrote to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) requesting for reports in respect of the nominees on matters touching on integrity, tax compliance and loan repayments. In response, the HELB confirmed 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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