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    "id": 786796,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cheptumo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 50,
        "legal_name": "William Cheptumo Kipkiror",
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    "content": "(b) He has 19 years’ experience as a legal practitioner having served in the Office of the Attorney General as a State Counsel and various positions in the National Intelligence Service (NIS); (c) He is qualified to hold the office of Judge of the High Court as outlined in Articles 166 (2) and 166 (5) of the Constitution; (d) He is a person of high moral character, integrity and impartiality; (e) He has not attained the age of 70 years. (2) There was no memorandum received contesting his nomination and suitability for appointment; (3) The skills and experience acquired from the NIS, in addition to his qualifications in law, would bring a new and broader dimension to management of investigations and prosecutions in this country; (4) He satisfied Article 78(1)(2) of the Constitution because he is a Kenyan citizen and does not hold dual citizenship; (5) There would be no potential conflict of interest as stipulated in Article 75 (1) of the Constitution should the nominee be appointed to the position; (6) He satisfied the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution on leadership and integrity; (7) He has never been charged with a criminal offence in court of law; (8) He has not been adversely mentioned in any investigatory report of Parliament or any other commission of inquiry in the last three years. Those are the serious requirements of our Constitution; (9) He satisfied the requirements of Article 77(2) of the Constitution because he did not hold an office in a political party. We received confirmation from the Registrar of Political Parties that he did not hold any office with respect to any political party; (10) He had never been dismissed or, otherwise, removed from office under Article 75 of the Constitution for contravention of the provisions of Article 75 (1) on conflict of interest, Article 76 on financial probity, Article 77 on restriction of State officers and Article 78 (2) on dual citizenship; and (11) He exhibited knowledge and understanding of the mandate and other pertinent issues relating to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In view of the observations and findings of the Committee, it is my duty to present the Report of the Committee before the House. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 157(2) of the Constitution of Kenya, the Committee recommends that the House approves the appointment of Mr. Noordin Mohamed Haji as the Director of Public Prosecutions."
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