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    "content": "possibilities; either this particular Section 12(a) of the Leadership and Integrity Act is superfluous and, therefore, unnecessary; or, alternatively, there needs to be an amendment to show that a person has complied with Section 12(a) of the Leadership and Integrity Act by submitting a form. I say this because if you request for clearance from the Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB), the Credit Reference Bureau(CRB), the Kenya Revenue Authority(KRA) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), they will issue them. However, our work was impeded by the lack of any clearance given by the EACC. I cannot, therefore, stand and say that any of these candidates have complied to that extent. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we sat and interviewed candidates for a long time. This was the first interview that this Senate has done. The criteria on how we will come up with a candidate were developed by the secretariat of the Senate. I must take this opportunity to thank the team we were working with for developing a clear structure on how we will grade these candidates. In the spirit of access to information, all the marks awarded, the reservations we have about these candidates and any memo received about candidates are available for any person to interrogate and check. Therefore, our deliberations and the resolutions have been made carefully without leaving any comma; without crossing any ‘t’ or dotting any ‘i.’ I am proud of this Committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to say this because I have been hearing rumors. The Chairman of the Committee stood with this Committee. He made sure that for the first interview we have done, we complied with the law. Colleague Senators, any person who came to us did not pass anything; we only shortlisted the candidates. Otherwise then, there was no reason to interview them. We only graded these candidates the minute they appeared before us on the criteria of whether they are qualified to become Commissioners. We looked at their educational background and compliance with Section 5(b), which requires that this person has 10 years of experience in the various fields as articulated in the Act. We asked them to tell us why they felt they are qualified for this job; we asked them to show us the relevance of their educational background; and we also asked to prove that they have ten years’ experience in any or all of the fields in Section 5. In making this determination, we used the lenses of the law only. It was a unanimous decision and there was no dissenting opinion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we bothered ourselves so that we could project the good image of the Senate out there in the public. We have included the marks we graded and the qualifications, including the question marks about the candidates. This includes even the one who emerged the winner because we were unable to resolve the question as to whether the candidate who got the most marks – who is a former colleague of mine, hon. Isaac Melly – had qualified in terms of the 10 years’ experience. Our resolve was unanimous; he did not meet the criteria based on the interview he came for. Therefore, I stand here to say I am a proud Senator for setting the precedent for a good job. Let me tell you why I am proud again, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The candidate who ended up being the first one, is a lady. She had pure qualifications! The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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