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    "id": 1269358,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Yes. Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to prosecute this Petition on the Floor of this House. I rise pursuant to Article 119 of the Constitution and Standing Order 219 to raise a Petition regarding deregistration and dismissal of Mr. Joseph Kimeli Chebii by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). On behalf of Mr. Kimeli Chebii, a resident of Marakwet West, where I come from, I wish to draw the attention of the House to the following issues: THAT, Mr. Joseph Kimeli Chebii of National Identity Number 7372032 was engaged as a teacher by TSC in May, 1990 and deployed to various schools including Kibigos Primary School, Kokwongoi Primary School and Kiberech Primary School in Marakwet West; THAT, when serving as the head teacher of Kiberech Primary School, Mr. Chebii was interdicted on 14th May 2014 by the TSC for allegedly having carnal knowledge with one of the pupils; THAT, on 23rd May 2014, he was charged before Iten Magistrates Court with the offence of defilement whereupon he was released on bond; THAT, Mr. Chebii appeared before the TSC County Director in Eldoret for the hearing of his disciplinary case, during which he was neither represented by counsel nor given an opportunity to address or cross-examine the key witness who was the complainant, thereby infringing upon his right to fair hearing; THAT, on 13th July 2015, he received two letters from the TSC informing him of the Commission’s decision to remove his name from the register of teachers and to dismiss him from service on the alleged but unsubstantiated grounds; THAT, despite his appeal, the Commission upheld his deregistration and dismissal without informing him of his right of being accompanied by an advocate; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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