30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Pursuant to Standing Order No.42, the Speaker of the National Assembly made a Communication on Tuesday, 7th August 2018 regarding His Excellency the President’s nomination of Ms. Lyn Cherop Mengich as a nominee for appointment to the position of the chairperson. Ms. Halima Abdille Mohammed, Hon. Dalmas Otieno Onyango, Leah Mumbua Munyao, John Kennedy Monyocho, Margaret Sawe, Nelly Peris Ashubwe, Dr. Amani Yuda Komora and CPA Sophie Moturi as nominees for the appointment for the position of the members of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The Speaker referred the notification for nomination of the chairperson and members of the SRC to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to undertake the necessary approval hearings. The Clerk of the National Assembly requested for memoranda from the public on the suitability or otherwise of the nominees and, by close of deadline for submission, three memoranda had been submitted. Two of them were in support of Ms. Halima Abdille Mohammed and one was against the nomination of Nelly Peris Achubwe.
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
On Wednesday, 22nd August 2018 and Thursday, 23rd August 2018, the Committee undertook the approval hearings for the nominees. The Committee, in compliance with the constitutional and other legal requirements and established procedures of vetting, ensured that the approval hearing meetings were open to the public and covered by the media. The nominees were interviewed based on their academic credentials, relevant experience, knowledge of sector issues and leadership and integrity. Based on their performance exercise during the vetting exercise, the Committee found the nominees had various knowledge and qualifications required for the appointment for those positions.
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Committee considered the nominees’ suitability by considering the procedure used to arrive at the nomination, any constitutional and statutory requirements relating to the office in question and the suitability of the nominees for appointment proposed, having regard to whether the nominees’ abilities, experience and qualities meet the needs of the body for which those particular nominations were made. In this particular approval, we considered the requirements by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Act, particularly Section 5 which specifies The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report ...
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
qualifications for appointment. And subsequently, we also considered the provisions of Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act which in Section 7, clearly states the issues to be taken into account in the consideration of the nominees. The issue for consideration by the relevant House of Parliament in relation to any nomination shall be: a. The procedure used to arrive at the nominee. b. Any constitutional or statutory requirements relating to the office in question. c. The suitability of the nominee for the appointment proposed, having regard to the nominee’s abilities, experience and qualities. Qualities are observed to be the needs of ...
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The other nominee is Dr. Leah Mumbua Munyao. Dr. Leah Mumbua Munyao was nominated by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). She is a Director of Academic Affairs at the Kenya School of Government. Prior to that, she worked in the education sector. This nominee also displayed a lot of knowledge in the field of human resource and the Committee felt that she meets the qualifications for being a Commissioner in that Commission.
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The next nominee is Ms. Abdille Mohammed Halima. She is a young lady who happens to have been a nominated Senator in the 11th Parliament. Having served in the Senate, she was an Executive Member of Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) and held a position as the Kenya Women Senators Association as well as the Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association. Before joining Parliament, this nominee was teaching and she was working at the Arid Lands Development Focus Kenya together with several other positions especially in the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ...
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Nation Bureau of Statistics. She has also worked as volunteer at the Kenya Red Cross Society. It was noted that other than being a young person, she comes from a minority society from the northern part of Kenya. This nominee displayed her ability to represent the young people in that particular Commission.
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The next one is Mr. John Kennedy Monyoncho. He is a nominee of the Defence Council. He has an MBA in Finance from the University of Nairobi and he has a lot of experience ranging from working in different areas, including the current position where he is the Director Research, Compliance, Policy and Planning in the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). He is currently working with the SRC. He has been a manager in various areas including Nairobi Securities Exchange. He has also worked in the Ministry of Finance and Planning. During the interview, this nominee displayed a lot of ...
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30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The next nominee is Margaret Sawe. She was nominated by the Senate on behalf of the county governments. She holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration in Strategic Management. Prior to this particular appointment, she was a County Executive Committee Member in the County Government of Uasin Gishu. She has a lot of experience in human resource ranging from General Motors, Caltex and Sian Flora. She displayed a lot of knowledge in human resource management. She looks very competent in terms of holding a position at the SRC.
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