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    "id": 1550244,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(b) Social work; (c) Community development; (d) Education; (e) Governance; and, (f) Conflict management or its equivalent from a recognised institution. 3. Be not less than 35 years of age. 4. Be a resident of a particular location and have a Police Clearance Certificate. 5. Good communication skills. 6. A certificate in computer application skills from a recognised institution. However, in specific circumstances where the advertised positions do not attract qualified candidates, the Ministry, on a need basis, requests the Public Service Commission for academic waivers to fill the vacancies in marginalised areas. Whereas a review of the current Scheme of Service may be necessary, it is important to note that the Public Service Commission always grants academic waivers upon request by the Ministry. Regarding part two of the Question on whether the Ministry can consider affirmative action, whereas possession of experience in socio-political, economic, and cultural aspects of communities is important in public administration at the grassroots, all cadres and all positions in public service are subject to particular minimum academic requirements during recruitment and selection process. Academic waivers of particular qualifications are currently granted to attract experienced applicants in special circumstances. This affirmative action ensures that citizens in the marginalised areas are not discriminated against but have equal access to the chiefs and assistant chiefs' positions. Question three is with regard to the measures in place to ensure that chiefs and assistant chiefs appointed to administer specific locations and sub-locations are actual residents. It is a requirement in the Scheme of Service that the prospective applicants for the positions of chiefs and assistant chiefs should be residents of particular locations or sub-locations. The Deputy County Commissioners (DCCs), as chairpersons of sub-county recruitment and selection panels, have been guided through circulars to conduct due diligence and vetting of all the applicants' places of residence to ensure that candidates recommended for appointments are"
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