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    "id": 778043,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Washiali",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": "Pursuant to Standing Order No.42 (1), on Tuesday 13th February, 2018, you communicated to this House a Message from His Excellency the President regarding, among others, the nominee to the position of Principal Secretary for Water and Sanitation, Mr. Joseph Wairagu Irungu. You informed this House that His Excellency the President was seeking the approval of the National Assembly on the said nomination before appointment. The Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources - where I am a ranking Member - in adherence to the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No.33 of 2011, the Constitution, all relevant legislation and Standing Orders, conducted the approval of the nominee and has tabled its report. On behalf of the substantive Chair, Hon. Kareke Mbiuki, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Members of this Committee and the secretariat for working tirelessly to come up with this Report. The Committee, having considered the nominee’s CV and other written and oral submissions, during the vetting exercise, made the following observations: (1) The nominee has satisfied the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya on leadership and integrity, having been cleared by the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC); the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI); the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on tax compliance; Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Registrar of Political Parties; (2) The nominee has never been charged with a criminal offence in a court of law and has no potential conflict of interest with regard to the position he had been nominated to; (3) The nominee has never been dismissed from office for contravention of the provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution which deals with conduct of State officers that are adversely mentioned in any investigatory report of Parliament or any commission of inquiry; (4) The nominee has the necessary qualification and extensive experience in the public service as seen from the documentation presented to the Committee; (5) The nominee has the right attitude and commitment to serve in the position which he had been nominated to, as observed from the way he responded to the Members’ questions on water-related issues during the approval hearing; (6) The nominee does not hold any office in any political party, hence does not contravene the provisions of Article 77 (2) of the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, the nominee exhibited impressive knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the docket he has been nominated for appointment. The Committee, having considered the suitability, capacity and integrity of the nominee and pursuant to Article 155(3) of the Constitution and Section 8 (2) of Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No.33 of 2011 and Standing Order No.216 (5) (f) of the National Assembly, recommends that the National Assembly approves the nomination of Mr Joseph Wairagu Irungu for appointment by His Excellency the President to the position of PS for State Department for Water and Sanitation. I admit that, personally, I know this nominee. I am sure many other Members do. In terms of public relations, he is exemplary. I am sure many Members have gone to the Office of the President to seek division of administrative boundaries. Even when he declines a request, he does so with a lot of respect to Members of Parliament. Mr Irungu is up to the task. Therefore, I urge this House to approve the nomination of Mr Joseph Wairagu Irungu since he has a proven The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}