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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "(iv)one shall be a person with knowledge and experience in matters relating to accounting, business management, public health, economics, human resource, law or any other relevant field; and (f) the Chief Executive Officer who shall be an ex-officio member of the Board. (2) The persons appointed under subsection (1)(e) shall be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary from among members nominated by their relevant professional associations or institutions, each of which shall nominate two candidates in each category taking into consideration gender, ethnicity and regional balance. (3) The nominations under subsection (1)(e) shall be done within a period of thirty days from the date of occurrence of the vacancy, and where the relevant association or institution fails to provide the nomination, the Cabinet Secretary shall nominate representatives from such associations or institutions. (4) A person appointed as a member of the Council under subsection (1)(a) and (e), shall serve for a term of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further and final term of three years but may cease to be a member of the Council if— (a) at any time the member resigns from office by giving notice, in writing, to the President or Cabinet Secretary, respectively; (b) has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without permission of the chairperson; (c) is convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months without the option of a fine; or (d) is incapacitated by prolonged physical or mental illness from performing his duties as a member of the Council. (5) The Council may establish committees consisting of members of the Council to deal with such matters as the Council may specify. (6) Subject to the First Schedule, the Council shall regulate its own procedures. This is on Nutritionists and Dietician Board. This amendment introduces qualification for one to be appointed as a chairperson and also seeks to ensure that the Council shall comprise of persons having relevant expertise and knowledge in matters relating to nutrition and dietetics. The amendment also seeks to include the Principal Secretary for Finance and Health in the Council in compliance with Section 6(1) of the State Corporations Act. It also seeks to include the Director General of Health for the purposes of technical expertise and also seeks to provide the grounds upon which a person may cease to become a member of the Council."
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