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    "id": 786898,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "On Friday, 16th March 2018, the Clerk of the National Assembly, pursuant to Section 6(3) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011, notified the nominee in writing that approval hearing was scheduled to take place on Monday, 26th March in Committee Room 4, Fourth Floor, Continental House, Parliament Buildings at 9.30 a.m. Hon. Deputy Speaker, in conducting the vetting process, the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation examined the nominee against the criteria that included the following, as set out in the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, No.33 of 2011: Academic qualifications, employment records, professional affiliations, potential conflict of interest, if any, knowledge of relevant subject, expectations and key priorities, overall suitability of the position, integrity, vision and leadership. Mr. Jerome Okoth Ochieng appeared before the Committee on Monday, 26th March 2018 at 9.30 a.m. The Committee having heard his submissions during the meeting, made the following observations: He had 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, the Director of Criminal Investigation and the Registrar of Political Parties. He is not a member of any political party or holds any political position in any political party. He has never been charged with criminal offences in a court of law and has no potential conflict of interest with regard to the position he had been nominated to. He has not been dismissed from office for contravening the provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution which deals with conduct of State officers who are adversely mentioned in any investigatory report of Parliament or any commission of inquiry as the necessary qualifications. He has extensive experience in public service having been employed as a management trainee in Government Computer Services and rose through the ranks to become the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Manager of the Public Procurement Oversight Authority. He is currently the Director of the Integrated Information Management System (IFMIS) at the National Treasury and has the right attitude and commitment to serve in the position for which he has been nominated. This was observed from the way he responded to questions from Members on ICT-related issues during the approval hearings. Hon. Speaker, Mr. Jerome promised that as soon as the Computers and Cybercrimes Bill becomes law, he is going to implement and work very closely with the Communications Authority of Kenya and the DCI to ensure that all crimes that are cyber-related will be dealt with because he is an expert in that area. He does not hold any office in political parties and hence satisfies the provisions of Article 77(2) of the Constitution. He exhibited impressive knowledge and understanding of issues relating to the docket he has been nominated for appointment to. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we interviewed and vetted him. He took us through his curriculum vitae (CV) and all his work experience. This is a civil servant who rose from very low ranks just the way we have heard about Mr. Harry Kimtai who was appointed as a management trainee by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). He rose through the ranks until he became an Executive Director. The same as Mr. Ochieng who was appointed as a young professional from the university, he did double Maths in the university like the rest of us. This double Maths is not an easy course. I remember we did the same course with the nominee for correctional services. We were 30 in the class and by the time we cleared our course, it was only 17 of us who graduated out of the 30. So, Mr. Jerome is a qualified software engineer and is very knowledgeable. He is a Fellow Member of the Computer Society of Kenya (CSK) and to be one, you have to be a senior computer expert in the industry. 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."
}