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    "content": "One thing we noted that has not been put in the Report is that this House and Parliament in its entirety needs to address is the awkward manner, that almost seems out of place, through which the PSC fills the slot of non-Member commissioners. The interviews are conducted by Commissioners to appoint somebody who will come to be their colleague and of equal standing. If you look at the Judicial Service Commission and many other Constitutional Commissions, there is normally a selection panel that is able to sit and do that work. Since most of these are Members of Parliament, they are voted in by the Members of the National Assembly and the Senate which is a bit removed. Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to review the selection for the Non-Member Commissioners. It does not sit well in my mind for me to come and interview someone who will come and be my colleague at the same level of equal standing. I think it is out of place and we need to review that provision of the law. Let us have a selection panel that deals with those Non-member commissioners and appoints them. Ideally, these are supposed to be representing the interests of the public at the PSC. As it is done now, they are representing the interests of the person who has proposed, vetted and approved them since the process is being done squarely within the PSC. It looks “incestuous” for lack of a better word - where the commissioners produce one of their own to sit with them. Madam Temporary Speaker, our recommendation was that; the Committee has recommended the appointment of hon. Chepkong’a as Member of the PSC. I will urge Members of this House to support the position of the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. The Report had been tabled earlier by the Senate Majority Leader and is in the House for any Member who would like to peruse it. With those many remarks, I beg to move. I thank you. I will ask Sen. Mwaura to second. Ideally, I would have wanted a Member from the other side. Sen. Khaniri walked away when he was supposed to second, probably because he is part of that locally incestuous process that has produced this nominee."
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