{"id":1503856,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1503856/?format=json","text_counter":368,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Homa Bay Town (ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Peter Kaluma","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Temporary Chairman, this was a very contentious provision of the Bill during the consideration yesterday. Qualifications to be the CEO included a PhD. The CEO is not necessarily the researcher. He is in charge of the day-to-day administration of the Institute. For research, you may require a PhD. But to limit the CEO to a person with a PhD would exclude many Kenyans who would otherwise qualify to be the CEO. Therefore, I agree with the Mover that a PhD can be an added advantage. I request the Mover to look at the clause in greater detail because we are still not clear on a PhD being an added advantage to basic minimum qualification. If we said a Master's degree with a PhD as an added advantage, it would be acceptable. I urge that we go in that direction."}