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    "id": 1097747,
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    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "As the Leader of the Majority Party has mentioned, one of the important expertise I want to point out is that of Sharon Chesire. I happen to have known her personally. On matters of human resource, she has been in the corporate world, including in the academia. I have no doubt she is going to be a critical expertise in human resource management. The critical function of TSC is human resource management. I have looked at the CVs of the other nominees and I can see they have done very well in education matters. So, in terms of matching the job description with the individual qualifications, these nominees fit the bill. I have looked at the representation of the face of Kenya based on regional balance and I can see Kenya is fairly represented. Teachers are spread across the board. You go to north eastern, there are teachers. Everywhere you go, you find teachers. I can see the Committee considered the face of Kenya. I want to thank the Chairlady, Hon. Florence Mutua, for work well done. I also thank the selection panel for giving us a very good list that represents the face of Kenya. There are a lot of challenges with TSC. Right now we have the issue of delocalisation. As TSC does this, it should consider the age of a teacher. Old teachers should not be delocalised whatever the case. They should be as close as possible to their families. Sometime back there was a proposal by one of the legislators that the Commission should be comprised of critical stakeholders, like KNUT, KUPPET and parents’ associations. It does not happen at TSC but it happens at the JSC, where commissioners represent key stakeholders. For instance, the JSC has representatives of magistrates, High Court judges, Court of Appeal judges, Supreme Court judges and even the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). When it comes to education, it is totally different. To heal that, we call upon the commissioners to work closely with the relevant bodies in education matters. These bodies include KNUT, KUPPET and the Parents Association. That is how the Commission can work in a harmonious way. I want to salute the CEO of TSC, Dr. Nancy Macharia. She has tried to work under difficult circumstances. She and the director of staffing, Madam Rita, have done very well. I have no doubt these nominees are going to add value as far as the welfare of teachers are concerned in this country. I call upon Members to support this Motion so that we can pass it. Education is very critical. Nelson Mandela said that education is the most powerful tool that you can use to change the world. Right now there are a lot of changes happening. For you to bring changes to somebody who has gone to school properly is easier as opposed to people who are not well schooled. The latter tend to be resistant to change. As I support this Motion, I call upon us to conclude it quickly because it has no issues, so that we move to the IEBC matter. That is where the fire is. We need to move with speed so that the IEBC nominees can also be approved as quickly as possible so that there is a quorum to sit and prepare for the general election in 2022. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support."
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