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    "id": 1096781,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1096781/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 294,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
        "slug": "janet-marania-teyiaa"
    },
    "content": "THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 12 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Recruitment. 12. (1) The Cabinet Secretary shall, in consultation with the Public Service Commission — (a) determine the terms and conditions of service for members of the Service; and (b) establish a Foreign Service Personnel Scheme which shall guide the criteria relating to the recruitment and career progression within the Service. (2) A person shall not be recruited into the Service unless the person— (a) is a Kenyan citizen; and (b) has undertaken and passed Foreign Service Examinations administered by the Academy. (3) Recruitment and promotion in the Service shall be conducted through a competitive process to determine the competence, fitness and aptitude of candidates to serve in the foreign service. (4) The Public Service Commission shall, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary, recruit— (a) suitably qualified officers to execute the functions of the Foreign Service; and (b) service staff to provide technical and support services to the Service. (No.1A of 2015) (5) The recruitment and appointment procedure under this Act shall comply with the values and principles of Public Service enshrined in the Constitution and the Public Service (Values and Principles) Act. This is just to professionalise the Foreign Service and ensure candidates picked to serve have the competency, fitness and aptitude required. I beg to move."
}