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"content": "effective date. The effective date being the 27th of August, 2010, this Commission must, therefore, be constituted on or before the 25th day of November, 2010. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the House should also know the provisions of Cap.15 of the Constitution that speak generally of Commissions and independent offices, do apply to this Commission. Finally, pursuant to the provisions of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution Act, 2010, His Excellency the President on November, 1st 2010 declared and, indeed, gazetted vacancies in the Commission in accordance with these constitutional and statutory provisions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in terms of deliberations and observations of the Committee, the Committee did hold a meeting on 25th November, 2010, today, at which meeting the Committee orally interviewed all the nine nominees, and also interrogated briefs prepared on each of the nominees. In conducting the vetting process, the Committee examined the candidates against the criteria set out in the second schedule to the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution Act, 2010 which sets the criteria based on vetting of the nominees for appointment to public office by the National Assembly. The criteria require the nominees to disclose information on their personal and professional life, including their political affiliation, tax compliance and potential conflict of interest. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the conclusion of this vetting exercise, the Committee made the following observations on the respective nominees: 1. With regard to Mr. Charles Ayako Nyachae, the Committee noted that this nominee, for the position of chair, is a holder of Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics. The Committee did note, after examining the profile of this candidate and interrogating him verbally, that he is academically and professionally qualified for the position for which he has been nominated. Mr. Nyachae is an attorney of repute with considerable experience, spanning 25 years with proven service to justice and the rule of law. This nominee has also been actively involved in civil society reform-related activities, including service as chairman of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) between 1991 and 1993 and also as chair of the Institute of Education in Democracy between 1999 and 2003. He also served a three-year stint as a member of the Law Reform Commission between 2003 and 2006. His moral standing has not been called into question to the knowledge of the Committee, nor can he be said to hold any known partisan political persuasions."
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