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    "id": 1097750,
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    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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    "content": "others with master’s degrees and in relevant fields. Four of them have solid education backgrounds and one has extensive knowledge in human resource and organisational behaviour, as my colleagues have rightly observed. The second thing that we may need to look at is fairness in the entire process. The process began with applications from 299 Kenyans. Out of that, the panel shortlisted 35 qualified Kenyans, who were then interviewed and 12 names forwarded to the President. If you look at the list of the 12 names, you realise that the President has picked Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. So the only people who scored high marks and have been left are Nos. 1 and 5. That is so because of regional balancing. You can see No. 1 is from Embu and No. 5 is from Murang’a. Already the Commission has representation from those regions. The fact that a Teso from Busia, who is qualified and has a PhD, is being considered is what we have been calling for. We should ensure that those from minority communities are given equal opportunity as the others from dominant communities.The fact that a Gabra, Mr. Adano Abudo is being considered, again from a minority community in Marsabit County, is laudable. We have Wafukho, who is a Luhya from Nairobi, Sharon Jelagat from Elgeyo Marakwet, a Kalenjin and of course there is Christine Kahindi, a Kamba from Kilifi. Therefore, the aspect of regional representation and inclusivity of the minorities that this House should be considering is well taken care of. I want to state that the issue of gender is also well take care of because out of the five nominees, three are women. If that number is added to the commissioners who are in place, then we have a good mix. I do not have much to say but I want us to commend the TSC in terms of fairness especially in the recruitment of teachers. If you look at the recruitment that goes on in the country, the one by TSC is better. This is because there is a criterion. If you look at the recent recruitment, you will find that those who have been interns are given higher marks compared to those who have not. Those who also have many years outside in the field are given higher marks. I want to give credit to the Commission and the CEO. They have done a good job. We hope that other agencies which are also doing recruitment in this country like the military and the police exercise fairness in a manner that can be verifiable and that can be seen to be fair. Hon. Speaker, I support."
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