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    "id": 977002,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/977002/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kanduyi, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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        "id": 291,
        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "In determining the nominee’s suitability to hold office, the Committee was mainly guided by the Constitution, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act and the key issues for determination were as follows: How her name was arrived at for nomination by His Excellency the President; her qualification for appointment as Principal Secretary (PS); Chapter Six of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity and memoranda received from the public contesting her suitability to be appointed to the office. It should be noted that no memorandum was received from the public contesting the nominee’s suitability to be appointed to the office by close of business on Tuesday, 18th February 2020 at 5.00 p.m. as by the newspaper advertisement on public participation. The Committee having vetted the nominee made the following findings and observations: 1. Her academic credentials and professional training and experience met the requirement for appointment as PS. 2. She was recommended for appointment by the Public Service Commission as required by Article 155(3)(a) of the Constitution. 3. There were no memoranda received from the public contesting her nomination and suitability for appointment to the office. 4. The skills and experience acquired from other positions she has served in public and in the private sector will be useful in the new position if appointed. 5. She satisfied Article 78(1)(2) of the Constitution because she is a Kenyan and does not hold dual citizenship. 6. The Committee was satisfied that there will be no potential conflict of interest as stipulated in Article 75(1) of the Constitution should the nominee be appointed to the position. 7. She satisfied the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity as Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Kenya Revenue Authority and all other institutions did not raise any issues against her. 8. She has never been charged in court for a criminal offence, she has not been adversely mentioned in an investigatory report of Parliament or any other commissions of inquiry in the last three years. 9. She satisfied the requirements of Article 77(2) of the Constitution because she does not hold office in a political party neither has she held one at any given time before nomination. 10. She has never been dismissed or otherwise removed from office under Article 75 of the Constitution for contravention of provisions of Article 75(1) of the Constitution on conflict of interest, Article 76 on financial probity, Article 77 on restriction of State officers and Article 78(2) on dual citizenship, and 11. She exhibited knowledge and understanding of responsibilities and other pertinent issues relating to the Office of Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Service by 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."
}