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"content": "He has served as the Regional Intelligence Coordinator in Coast and Nairobi regions and has been a Superintendent of Police. He has also served as the Second Secretary at the Kenyan High Commission in Uganda. Therefore, based on that, he has wide experience. He has undergone several professional trainings among them counter-terrorism, performance management systems, senior management courses, operational management courses, detection and prevention of fraud and forgeries among others. This is quite an issue right now in our country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee having considered the nominee’s field questionnaire, his CV and oral submissions during the approval hearing which really went into the entire morning, we have made several submissions on his suitability for appointment as the IG of the NPS. The key observations made by the Committee are that, Mr. Hilary Nzioki Mutyambai’s academic credentials, professional training and experience are in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(7) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approvals) Act. He has demonstrated vast experience in policing, security intelligence, investigation and law enforcement. He also satisfies, according to what was presented before us, the submissions and also from the relevant institutions, the requirements of Chapter Six of our Constitution on Leadership and Integrity. The nominee, therefore, has the necessary experience and qualifications to hold the office of the IG as per the requirements of the National Police Service Act. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee, therefore, recommends the nominee, having considered his suitability, capacity and integrity. We corrected the nominee for saying that he has a high degree of integrity. However, I told him that there are no degrees of integrity. A person either has integrity or not. There is no low or high integrity. Integrity comes from the root word “integer” which in mathematics means, one. It cannot be divided. So, a person either has integrity or not. Mr. Speaker, Sir, based on what we were able to see, the information availed to us and the research done by our Parliamentary Secretariat, we recommend that pursuant to Article 245(2) of the Constitution of Kenya and Section 8(2) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, that Parliament approves the nomination of Mr. Hilary Mutyambai for appointment to the position of Inspector General of the National Police Service. Again, I thank our Clerk, for having a great team. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is my humble submission. I urge this House to support the approval hearing report and subsequent appointment of Mr. Mutyambai as the Inspector General of National Police Service. Mr. Speaker, Sir, additionally, we must note that Mr. Mutyambai is coming to the NPS at a time when we are undergoing very serious police reforms. The 2010 Constitution, which I no longer consider new because it is almost 10 years old, created and brought what we call a paradigm shift in how we look at the police. We used to have a police force which was about force. When people saw the police, they would ran and hide. However, the Constitution aspired to transform this to a NPS. 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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