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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 42, I wish to convey a Message which was received in my office today, Thursday 12th August, 2021, from His Excellency the President relating to the nomination of persons for appointment to the Office of Member of the Teachers Service Commission. Hon. Members, the Message conveys that, in accordance with the provisions of Article 250(2)(b) of the Constitution and the procedure set out in Section 8 of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012 as read together with Sections 3 and 5 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011, His Excellency the President, having received the report of the Selection Panel appointed vide Gazette Notice No. 6205 of 2021, has nominated the following persons for appointment as Members of the Teachers Service Commission- 1. Dr. Nicodemus Ojuma Anyang; 2. Ms. Christine K. Kahindi; 3. Ms. Sharon Jelagat Kisire; 4. Ms. Annceta G. Wafukho; and, 5. Mr. Salesa AdanoAbudo In this regard, His Excellency the President now seeks the approval of the nominations by this House. Hon. Members, sections 7 and 8 of the Teachers Service Commission Act (No. 20 of 2012 provide as follows- “(7) The President shall, within seven days of receipt of the names forwarded under subsection (6), nominate one person and eight others for appointment as chairperson and members of the Commission and forward the names to the National Assembly for approval. (8) The National Assembly shall, within twenty-one days of its sitting, consider each nomination received under subsection (7) and approve or reject any of them.” In this regard, Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 45, I hereby refer the Message, together with the Report of the Selection Panel as well as the curriculum vitae and other testimonials of the nominees to the Departmental Committee on Education and Research for consideration. Hon. Members, conscious of the central role of the Commission in the education sector and noting the unprecedented nature of the early learning and basic education calendar for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, His Excellency the President has requested the National Assembly to consider the nominees on a priority basis. To this end Hon. Members, noting that the House will proceed on its normal long recess from 20th August, 2021 in accordance with its published Calendar, the Committee should expeditiously notify the nominees and the general public of the time and place for holding the approval hearings and thereafter, upon conclusion of the hearings and adoption of its Report, submit the same to enable the House to consider the matter within the statutory timelines. I thank you!"
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