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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Monda",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Onsare Monda",
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    "content": "In seeking a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Medical Services, the Member requested the Minister to show how the process was carried out. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we took evidence from various players; from hon. David Koech, the Minister for Medical Services hon. Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o and the Board of the hospital itself. I want to highlight that according to the law and the legal notice creating the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, the appointing authority of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the President. In taking evidence from the Minister, in his statement he indicated that throughout the entire period that the hospital has operated as a State corporation, there has been only one CEO, Prof. Harun Arap Mengich. So far, he has had five appointments to serve as the head of the hospital. Prof. Mengich was first appointed as the Director of the hospital and Principal of the College of Health Sciences on 1st July, 1999. This was for a period of three years. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thereafter, the appointment of Prof. Mengich was extended by the then President, His Excellency Daniel Arap Moi for a further period of five years as a second appointment. The Minister informed the Committee further that Prof. Mengich served as the Director of the hospital for a third time between 7th March, 2007 and 6th May 2008. This was an interim appointment by the hospital board through the Chairman, pending advice from the Ministry on the way forward. At the request of the board, the Minister renewed Prof. Mengich’s contract for a further period of three years with effect from 7th March, 2007. This was the fourth appointment for Prof. Mengich. The fifth and final appointment for Prof. Mengich took effect from 7th March, 2010 for a period of one year. The Minister approved this fifth appointment, a one year extension from March 2010 to March 2011 to allow for a smooth transition as, indeed, the board was then new. The letter giving extension to Prof. Mengich stated clearly that this was a final appointment of one year to allow for Prof. Mengich to hand over to a new CEO. The Minister further informed the Committee that the board of the hospital, in consultation with the Ministry, advertised the position of the CEO of the hospital on 24th September, 2010 in the local dailies. A total of 11 applicants were received out of which six applicants who met the minimum requirements were shortlisted. The shortlisted candidates included Prof. Harun Mengich. Only four candidates turned up for the interviews held on 10th February, 2011. Out of the four candidates interviewed only two scored 70 per cent and above. The breakdown of the scores for the above candidates was given by the Minister as follows:- 1. Dr. Fatuma Some - 58 per cent."
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