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    "content": "nominee back for further clarification. In doing this, the Committee enquired into whether this matter raised a question of integrity in the terms of Chapter Six of the Constitution that speaks to the subject of leadership and integrity. The Committee also inquired into the potential of this matter raising conflict of interest, especially in the event that the pending civil litigation is concluded against the nominee. It was the considered opinion of the Committee that this matter did not raise any question of integrity on the character of Ms. Muma for the following reasons. Firstly, that the issue in question was never whether she had made any false or fraudulent claim. Rather, it was the misunderstanding between the NACC and the Directorate of Personnel Management (DPM) as to whether Ms. Muma and the other officers should have been paid a daily or a sitting allowance. The officers had been aware from the onset that they were to be paid a daily allowance and the misunderstanding between the two agencies is a matter that arose after the fact, and which the officers, including Ms. Muma, were not party to. Secondly, the pending litigation is a civil matter and not criminal proceedings seeking to recover perceived payments made in excess of what is alleged to have been due and the sum in question is Kshs903,000. However, the allegations are based not on the conduct of the nominee but on the administrative incompetence between NACC and the DPM, including inconclusive record keeping of schedules and memos. A similar suit filed against the then Chairman of NACC has since been dismissed in favour of the defendant. The Nominee was emphatic that her character was beyond reproach and that she should not be held accountable for confusion and actions of others. She hailed that she had served for the 180 days paid for and would have been ready to refund the funds if there had been any irregularity, and which she maintained there was none. She, however, indicated that should the civil suit find that she should refund the funds, she would do so but was firm in her conviction that, this would not by any stretch of imagination amount to conflict of interest or, indeed, a question of integrity. On the balance of the information availed to it and the subsequent deliberations against the foregoing background, the Committee was satisfied that this matter did not, in any material way, call into question the integrity and credibility of Ms. Catherine Muma. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the seventh nominee, Mr. Kamotho Waiganjo, the Committee noted that he holds an LLM Degree in International Trade and Investment Law from the University of Nairobi. He is currently a part-time lecturer at the Kenya School of Law (KSL) and a partner in the law firm of Kamotho Maiyo and Mbaatia Advocates. He has been involved in human rights work and also runs a weekly column for a national daily newspaper. The Committee found the nominee qualified on the basic evaluation ground of academic and professional competence, moral probity and political non-partisanship. The eighth nominee that appeared before the Committee was Mr. Philemon Mwaisaka Wawaka. This nominee holds a BA degree in Government and Sociology from the UoN and boasts of a long Public Service record that includes service as a Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Transport, Tourism and Supplies and Marketing, among others. The Committee found the nominee qualified on the basic evaluation grounds of academic qualification, professional competence and moral probity and noted further that, although he contested a parliamentary seat unsuccessfully in 2007, he appears capable of political balance."
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