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    "content": "the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. During our sittings held on 24th November, 2010 and 25th November, 2010, the Committee orally interviewed seven names which were presented as commissioners and one name for the chairman. The names which were presented to the Committee are as follows:- From the PNU side, we received Prof. Raphael Munavu, Prof. J.H. Kimura and Ms. Amina Ahmed. From the ODM side we received Prof. Wafula S. Masai, Meshack J. Onyango, Fatuma Abdulkadir and Rose Bosibori Osoro. I think it is important to clarify at this point that our duty as the Committee was to vet the names that were presented to us, and that is exactly what we did. We did the vetting in accordance with the Second Schedule of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution Act, 2010, which specifies the qualifications, among others, as follows:- Academic qualifications, employment record, professional affiliations, potential conflict of interest, knowledge of the relevant subject and overall suitability for the position, etcetera . During the meetings which we held on the two dates that I have specified, these were the observations regarding the various candidates that were presented before us. For the Chairman, we received the name of Mr. Micah Cheserem. That was the name that was provided by the President in consultation with the Prime Minister. We interviewed Mr. Cheserem and, as a Committee, we were quite satisfied with his wealth of professional experience, both in financial and economic matters, having served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for eight years. It is on record that while he was Governor, he demonstrated qualities of good leadership and he has also captured the qualities as stated in Chapter Six of the Constitution regarding leadership and integrity. He impressed the Committee on the views and his vision for the CRA and we believe that he would serve appropriately as Chairperson of the Commission. Coming to the seven members that were before us, Prof. Raphael Munavu holds a PhD degree in Science which he got in 1972 with focus on the application of chemistry in the exploitation of natural resources for socio-economic development and wealth creation. He has extensive professional experience at senior management levels over the last 20 years as Vice-Chancellor and as Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of finance and administration at Moi University, University of Nairobi and Egerton University. The position requires the development of skills for ensuring fair and evidence based allocations of resources among the various units in the universities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, he possesses practical skills for developing and implementing Government policies necessary for discharging duties vested in the Commission and has strong conviction that fair revenue allocation should be based on sound formulas based on proper evidenced criteria and generally accepted indicators. We were impressed by his credentials and his understanding and practical knowledge in public finance management. The second candidate was Prof. Kimura who is a holder of a PhD in Accounting and Financial Management which he obtained in 1991. He was a professor of Economics and Accounting at the University of Nairobi for many years. He has the requisite professional experience in public finance, accounting and economics and has been involved in training in budgeting and public accounting in East Africa since 1970 and was a professor of economics. He has wide experience as a consultant to the Government from 1980. He was key in the development of the District Focus for Rural Development."
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