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    "id": 977865,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13374,
        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
        "slug": "richard-ken-chonga-kiti"
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    "content": "Further, in fulfilment of the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution, Section 6(4) of Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011 and Standing Order the Clerk of the National Assembly on the Friday, 14th February 2020 placed an advertisement in the print media inviting the public to the Departmental Committee on Lands approval hearings on Thursday, 20th February 2020. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, by close of submissions deadline, the Committee had received two statements on oath, one by Mr. Mwangi Abdi Omari and the other by Mr. Rashid Abraham Omar contesting the suitability of the nominee to hold office as Principal Secretary, State Department for Physical Planning. The two statements and the replying affidavits were also received and they are also annexed in the Report in terms of the way the nominee responded to the matters. The Committee considered the affidavits and observed the affidavit by the deponent Mr. Rashid Omar and Mr. Mwangi Abdi to be jointly considered because the subject matter was the same. The Committee observed that the two affidavits by the deponents were written statements on oath, therefore they were admitted. Further, the deponents raised issues on the suitability of the nominee in terms of ability and personal integrity of the candidate which in accordance to Sections 6(7) and 7 of the Act are some of the issues I would like to look into to show this House that the Committee really looked into the matters that were raised. On the question of leadership and integrity, the Committee sought clarification from the nominee on whether he had received any money and the matter that was in question was collection of Ksh2,000 per individual in a place where a slum upgrading project was being done. The place is the Korogocho Slum Upgrading Project where the nominee was involved as a leader. The nominee stated that he actually was involved in the project and he gave a detailed affidavit in response to the allegations. The nominee stated, to the best of his knowledge, that being a Government officer, he did not benefit from the money. The money was for the 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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