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"speaker_name": "Hon. Machogu",
"speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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"content": "Kirinyaga University is a chartered public university since 2016 and the total number of staff at this particular university is 284. Out of these 284 staff, 69 are from the local community, that is, Kirinyaga County, whereas 215 are from other counties across the country. The total number of support staff is 48. Out of this, 30 are from the local community, that is, Kirinyaga County, which represents 62.5 per cent. The total number of clerical and administrative staff is 116, and out of this, 27 are from the local community, that is, Kirinyaga County. That represents 23.27 per cent. The total number of academic staff is 120, and out of this, 12 are from the local community, which again translates to 10 per cent. I have shown a schedule which is indicating clearly on this particular distribution. In the second part of the question, I would like to state that the University Act is very clear that the responsibility of employing any staff of a university is given to the University Council. Of course, we are aware that the Constitution of Kenya in Article 232, provides that values and principles of public service. Particularly when it comes to matters of recruitment, we must take into consideration the following factors - (a) Fair competition and merit based on appointment and promotion. (b) It must be representative of Kenya’s diverse communities as well as afford adequate and equal opportunities for appointment, training and advancement at all levels. Again, when you come to Section 7 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act, it reinforces this provision of the Constitution, which clearly states that we must seek to represent the diversity of the people of Kenya in the employment of staff and that no public establishment shall have more than one-third of its staff from the same ethnic community. Therefore, the university being a State Corporation, bound by all these public sector laws on recruitment and employment of staff, we are also ensuring that we comply as much as possible as far as this is concerned. There is no policy apart from the laws that I have stated that says employment must be of a fixed quota from the local community. However, generally, the lower cadre, which is from Grade Two to Grade Eight, which comprises the support staff and junior administrative staff, normally originate from the locality of the university. Consequently, this is not only for Kirinyaga University, but all over other public universities. You can see that the lower cadre staff of Kirinyaga University are 6.5 per cent, who originate from the local community, which is Kirinyaga County. The impact on the local community is another set of Question One. I would like to state that the local community is very important in the context that it is within that particular community that the university operates. Of course, it is that particular community that has to create a conducive environment for the university and in particular the security and safety of the students, even as they go out of campus once in a while, as we also rely on the local community. Therefore, their support is very critical. It is also very clear that if universities provide"
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