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nominees nominated by the Panel of Eminent African Personalities for further
consideration and subsequent adoption by the House.
With those remarks, I beg to move and ask Mr. Njoroge Baiya to second the Motion.
Mr. Baiya: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I can confirm that this Report has received full
deliberation of the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal
Affairs, and that the whole process was as explained by the Chairman. We are very clear
that if this team receives the approval of the House, and also the approval of the
President, it will deliver to the expectations of Kenyans.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to second.
(Question proposed)
The Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs (Mr. M.
Kilonzo): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for
giving me this chance to, first of all, congratulate the Committee and all its Members.
I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Selection Panel and the
Serena Team as well as the National Accord Implementation Committee for the work that
has been put into this process of national healing.
These proposed Commissioners are very important. I want to assure the House that my
Ministry will go out of its way to ensure that we make it possible for them to do the work
that they are expected to do as expeditiously as possible, for purposes of national healing.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very special year for this country, when we are
grappling with very many issues, including Agenda Four, and above all, a new
constitutional order. I beg to support this Motion and urge hon. Members to support it
because it will go a long way towards the realization of this country of the nationhood
that it so desperately needs.
I beg to support.
The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development (Mr. Githae): Thank you, Mr.
Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I stand here to support this Motion that we
should approve these names. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the committee for a
job well done. I wish to thank the selection panel which was composed of various
stakeholders; that is, FIDA, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR),
Law Society of Kenya(LSK), Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), SUPKEM, Hindu
Council of Kenya, COTU and Kenya Medical Association, for a job well done.
I have looked at the names of the proposed commissioners. I have no doubt that Amb.
Bethwel Kiplagat, Mr. Thomas, Letangule, Margaret Shava, Tom Ojienda, Rev. Timothy
Njoya, Ms. Betty Murungi, Abubakar Zein, Ms. Tekla Namachanja and Maj-Gen. Rtd
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