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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 51(a), I rise to make a Statement on a matter that concerns this House and the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. Madam Temporary Speaker, on 21st February, 2019, Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot, the Senator for Kericho County, requested for a Statement on the National Integrated Identity Management System, popularly known as NIIMS and commonly referred to as Huduma number. In the ruling of the Chair and considering the interest Members had in this matter, you directed that this matter is discussed in the Committee of the Whole. Communication was sent out inviting the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, the Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and the Office of the Attorney- General to a meeting on Thursday, 28th February, 2019 which is today. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are still establishing that the communication was sent out on the 22nd February, 2019. We have asked for the delivery books because some of the excuses we are hearing are that the communication could have gone out late. So, we are establishing that. Madam Temporary Speaker, during the deliberations in the Committee of the Whole this morning 28th February, 2019, in which only the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government appeared, more than 30 Senators of Republic of Kenya were not satisfied with the reasons given for nonattendance of the invited persons, some of whom we knew were also in other public engagements that are not of the same prominence as the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. Therefore, the Members unanimously directed as follows- First, that the Committee of the Whole will not receive any response from the CAS pursuant to Article 153 (3) of the Constitution that says that Cabinet Secretaries (CS) are directly accountable and responsible to Parliament. That is where they report to whenever required. Secondly, the Committee resolved that the Cabinet Secretaries; Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology and the Attorney-General, appear in person before the Committee of the Whole on Monday, 11th March, 2019 at 8.00 a.m. Thirdly, the Committee also resolved that until there is a hearing that the pilot process of the National Integrated Identity Management System, (NEMIS) that is going in ten counties be suspended forthwith, until the Senate, the two Cabinet Secretaries and the Attorney General meet. Madam Temporary Speaker, that is the communication from the Committee as ordered by the Chair. On top of that, we will wait for further directions from the Chairperson on this matter that had been certified as urgent by the Speaker of the Senate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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