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    "id": 884213,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/884213/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Maoka Maore",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13344,
        "legal_name": "Richard Maore Maoka",
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    "content": "further directed to report to the house on its consideration of the nominees not later than Tuesday, 12th March 2019. The Committee embarked immediately on the approval exercise in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act 2011, the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act (No.30 of 2015) and the National Assembly Standing Orders. On 28th February 2019, the Committee, pursuant to Section 6(9) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act 2011 invited the public to submit memoranda contesting the suitability of any of the nominees. On the same day, the general public was notified of the appointments, pursuant to Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act 2011 and the date of the approval hearing scheduled for Thursday 7th March, 2019 in Committee Room, 5th Floor Continental House. The nominees were also required to submit clearances from the following agencies: The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties and the Credit Reference Bureaus. Hon. Speaker, by close of day on Wednesday, 6th March 2019, the Clerk of the National Assembly had not received any memoranda contesting the suitability of any of the nominees. The Committee, therefore, undertook the approval hearings on 7th March 2019, pursuant to Section 15(1) (e) of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act (No.30 of 2015 and Section 8(2) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act (No 33 of 2011). As you can see the list, three out of the seven nominees are women. One is on the disability category. We did actually receive the vetting letter from the EACC and the information provided on all the seven nominees was based on records available as at 6th March 2019. There is a disclaimer by the EACC saying: “Please note that the absence of records in the Commission’s database is not a guarantee of absolute integrity of the nominees.” This means that in the future, for whatever reason, if any of the nominees happens to be subject of investigations, it will be incumbent upon Chapter Six to apply and the nominee will be forced to step aside and excluded from the board thereafter. The members should be aware that we have gone for nearly four years without a substantive board at the NG-CDF. Members can recall how they have suffered to get the project proposals, any request or anything you write to the board approved because of lack of quorum. This is because we have been operating only with statutory nominees who were seconded from the ministries by the Treasury. It has not been easy. This afternoon, Members are urged to approve these nominees. The good news is that there has not been any contest by any member of the public or any office on any of the nominees that were forwarded to the House vide a letter that came on 26th February 2019 to the Speaker. Members should also recall that for eight years, there has not been a substantive CEO for the NG-CDF board up to today. I see the urgency on which Members should approve this list so that, as they go and embark on recruitment of a substantive CEO, we can have a board that is effective to ensure that the secretariat under the CEO is able to run smoothly. The issue of the misuse or use of NG-CDF funds will be supervised by the board. They will have the necessary mandate to"
}