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    "id": 913817,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Vetting of Six Nominees for Approval as High Commissioners and Ambassadors, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 18th June 2019, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 132(2)(e) of the Constitution and Section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, this House approves the appointment of the following persons as High Commissioners and Ambassadors – (1) Amb. Purity Wakiuru Muhindi for appointment as Ambassador to Dakar, Senegal. (2) Amb. Eliphas Mugendi Barine for appointment as High Commissioner to Accra, Ghana. (3) Ms. Halima Abdille Mohamud for appointment as Ambassador to Kuwait City, Kuwait. (4) Amb. Andrew Maina Kihurani for appointment as Ambassador to Bern, Switzerland. (5) Amb. Jackline Lumumba Yonga for appointment as Ambassador to Rome, Italy. (6) Amb. Lemarron Kaanto for appointment as Ambassador to Berlin, Germany. The Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations conducted approval hearings for the above Ambassadors and High Commissioners on 10th June 2019. We received the duly-filled questionnaires and looked at their CVs and documentation from the relevant authorities. We listened to the oral submissions during the approval hearings and made various observations. We also advertised in the print media on Thursday, 30th May 2019 inviting the public to submit memorandum by way of written statements or notes. We received some memoranda. Some were in support and a few were not, but they did not meet the criteria required for usage in the House. Ambassador Purity Wakiuru Muhindi holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Nairobi, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Nairobi, a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Relations and a Master’s Degree in Media Governance and Democracy. She is a career public civil servant. She has 32 years’ experience in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She started her career as an Assistant Secretary III under the European Union (EU) in 1984. She rose through the ranks to the position of Director of Africa and the African Union (AU) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Jackline Lumumba Yonga holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and History from the University of Jabalpur and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from Poona University both from India. She is a career public servant with 31 years’ experience. Having served in various ministries, we found her duly qualified to serve. Madam Halima Abdille Mohamud holds a Bachelor of Education Degree from Kenyatta University. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Gender and Development Studies - Project Management Option from the University of Nairobi. Halima Abdille Mohamed is a public servant with over five years’ experience and has held various positions in both the public and the private sector. She was previously a nominated Senator from August 2013 to August 2017. Ambassador Lemarron Kaanto holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Sociology from the University of Nairobi, a Postgraduate Diploma in Food Security and Nutrition from Wellington University in the Netherlands and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights and Gender Equity 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."
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