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"content": "CONSIDERATION OF NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARIES, STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN WELFARE SERVICE AND STATE DEPARTMENT FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND CREATIVE ECONOMY"
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"content": "The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "The Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Social Protection, Hon. Ng’ang’a."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Special Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection in its Report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as Principal Secretaries, State Department for Children Welfare Services and State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 10th April 2025, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 155(3)(b) of the Constitution and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, CAP 7F, this House approves the appointment of the following persons as Principal Secretaries: (a) CPA Carren Achieng Ageng’o – State Department for Children Welfare Services; and (b) Mr Fikirini Jacobs Katoi Kahindi – State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy."
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"content": "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 155(3)(b) of the Constitution, Sections 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, CAP 7F and Standing Order 45(1), His Excellency the President notified the National Assembly of the nomination of the 14 Principal Secretaries to various State Departments, vide date 20th March 2025. The Hon. Speaker, through a communication made on Wednesday, 26th March 2025, conveyed to the House the message from H.E the President and subsequently referred the names of the nominees, their curriculum vitae and the Report of the Public Service Commission on their recruitment to various Departmental Committees for approval hearings. While referring the matter to the committees, the Speaker directed the committees to undertake the vetting exercise within 28 days pursuant to Section 8 of the Public Appointment Parliamentary Approval Act, CAP 7F. In compliance with Article 118(b) of the Constitution and Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, CAP 7F, the Clerk of the National Assembly placed an advert in the print media on 27th March 2025 informing the public of the nominee's date, time and place of the approval hearings. The memoranda were to be received on or before 3rd April 2025 at 5 p.m., East African time. At the closure of the submission deadline, the Committee had not received any memorandum for or against the nominees. The Clerk of the National Assembly also wrote to the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the Higher Education Loans Board, the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, the Commission for University Education, and the relevant universities seeking references and background checks regarding the suitability of the nominees. The Committee, having undertaken extensive and thorough vetting of the nominees, recommended that the National Assembly approve the nomination of CPA Carren Achieng Ageng'o for appointment as the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Children's Welfare Services and Mr Fikirini Jacobs Katoi Kahindi for appointment as the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy. With regard to CPA Carren Achieng Ageng'o, the nominee stated she holds a Diploma in Organisation Leadership from Harvard University, a Master's Degree from Moi University and a Bachelor of Education, Mathematics and Accounting from the University of Nairobi. The nominee further stated that she has worked in the public sector with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The Committee confirmed that the nominee had been cleared by the KRA, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Director of Criminal Investigations, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Higher Education Loans Board, and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties – having obtained a clearance certificate to that effect. The nominee stated that she has a longstanding passion in matters concerning children and noted that children need protection, love, and care. If approved, she undertook to ensure that the rights of Kenyan children, as provided for in the Constitution, are protected and adhered to. She further undertook to utilise her network to entrench the welfare and rights of children. She stated that she would collaborate with other employees and resource persons in the State Department to ensure that children's matters are addressed effectively. The nominee indicated that she had prior engagement with the Children Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) and accessed areas where she could bring support to the society, which was supporting 1000 children countrywide."
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"content": "CPA Carren Achieng added that if approved she will ensure that access to education as a right under the Children Act is implemented. She noted that in marginalised communities, many children engage in child labour and early marriages. She proposed to undertake an intensive awareness campaign in these communities to ensure children get access to education. In addition, she would create awareness on the channels available to expose such vices and retrogressive practices, including the utility of the 611 hotline number used to report cases of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and utilise the resource centres in constituencies to support the victims and give them a chance to continue with their education."
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"content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, with regard to Mr Fikirini Jacobs Katoi Kahindi, the nominee stated that he was born in Kilifi County on 27th June 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Pwani University. The Committee obtained verification of this documentation from Pwani University. Additionally, it confirmed that the nominee had been cleared by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), having obtained clearance certificates to this effect."
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