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"content": "(4) Dr. Irene C. Asienga, who comes from Kericho; (5) Ms. Fouzia Abdikadir Dahir, who comes from Garissa; (6) Humphrey Wattanga, who comes from Nairobi; and, (7) Peter Kioko Kimuyu from Machakos. The nominee, Jane Wangui, comes from Nyeri. From the names, it can be inferred that Article 27 (8) of the Constitution on the two-thirds gender rule has been met. The same is true for Article 254 where they require regional and ethnic diversity from the people of Kenya. I want to confirm to this House that we checked on the gender rule and also ethnicity and found that everything had been met. On her education background, we found that Jane holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham that she got in 2010. She also has a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Williams College, United States of America (USA) which she acquired in 1998. She also has a Bachelor of Philosophy Degree which she got in 1992 and a Bachelor of Statistics and Computer Science in 1988, all from the University of Nairobi. Her employment record states that she has a wealth of experience in the economic sector spanning for almost three decades, having worked in many institutions. She is currently working at the World Bank, Kenya Country Office, as a senior economist. She started working there in December 2008 and has been there up to date. She undertakes economic analytical work in the areas of micro-economic policy and economic growth, international trade, public finance and public expenditure management. Between 2006 and 2008, she worked as a senior economic adviser to the European Commission Delegation, Kenya. She advised on budgetary support and private sector development and tourism. Between 2000 and 2006, she worked as a policy analyst with the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), Micro-economic Division, during which period she undertook extensive research on micro-economic policy, international trade and poverty, taxation, public expenditure, management, tracking and efficiency. As a member of the KIPPRA Micro-Modeling Team, she provided technical support to the Government through the KIPPRA Treasury Micro-model for growth, forecast and projections and in response to other in-depth policy questions. Between 1999 and 2000, she was the Head of Statistics at the International Committee of Red Cross. Between 1989 and 1998, she worked for the Ministry of Finance as a senior economist where she was responsible for formulation of aggregate physical framework which included budget policy, expenditure framework, setting budget ceilings for ministries and departments, quarterly disbursement schedules and all matters relating to ministries’ budgets. This employment record is consistent with the requirement of Article 215 (4) of the Constitution and Section 6 of the CRA Act, 2011, which require that one should hold a degree from a recognised university in Kenya and has a professional experience in financial and economic matters for, at least, 15 years."
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