Summary box l l l l l l l l l l The NPRC should have 9 Commissioners including a Chairperson. The Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson must belong to different genders. Members of the public make nominations to the Parliament following a public call for nominations. Parliament makes a shortlist and carries out interviews and makes another shortlist from the interviews. Parliament presents to the President a list of not less than 12 nominees President appoints 8 Commissioner from the list Commissioners must be independent and not involved in party politics. Commissioners must have experience in mediation, conciliation, conict prevention and management, post-conict reconciliation or peace building. Commissioners are appointed for ve-year terms, which can be renewed once. Commissioners are protected from unfair dismissal from work. 31