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    "id": 1554878,
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    "speaker_name": "Seme",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Standing Orders, Senate Standing Orders, the Committee recommends that Parliament approves the nomination of Dr Oluga Fredrick Ouma, OGW to the position of Principal Secretary, State Department for Medical Services, Ministry of Health. Dr Oluga was interviewed by the Committee on the date mentioned and he responded to questions during the Sittings as follows. Dr Oluga Fredrick Ouma is a Kenyan citizen of national ID No.23797977. He was born in Bondo, Siaya County in 1984 and bears no other citizenship. He has the requisite academic qualification. He holds a Master’s degree in Internal Medicine from the University of Nairobi, School of Medicine. He also holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Moi University, School of Medicine. He acquired the Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education from Maranda High School, where he scored As. Additionally, he presented several professional certifications gained locally and internationally in the labour movement, health labour union leadership, governance, disease management and dangerous pathogens control management. The nominee is highly qualified for the position we are looking for. His work experience is equally impressive. Currently, he is the Acting Director and Head of the Directorate of Health Sector Coordination and Research Development at the Ministry of Health. He has served in the same Ministry as the Deputy Director of Health. We are all aware that he served as Director of Health Services at the Nairobi Metropolitan Services. He spearheaded strategic thinking that actually resulted in the implementation and construction of several hospitals with the idea of relieving congestion, which is a big problem at the Kenyatta National Hospital. He is also the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Health Workers for All Coalition. This is an international organisation where he has mobilised global workforce advocacy, securing considerable sums of money to fund the Coalition. The nominee is very experienced. He further informed the Committee that he was also the Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Pharmacists Dentists Union, giving him experience in the management of labour issues in the workplace. He knows how we are affected by this issue in the health sector. When we further questioned him on this, he said he had managed it. During his leadership of the union, there was only one strike, and that he believes in dialogue and solving these problems instead of street actions. Dr Oluga Ouma has also served as a Registrar in Internal Medicine at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). His experience is profound. He is also a member of Professional Associations, including the Kenya Medical Association (KMA) and the Union that I have already talked about. He is also a designated health practitioner with the Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services which is industrial health. He was awarded the Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW). He met all the clearance requirements for the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP), the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). He indicated that he does not have conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, except that he runs a consultancy in occupational health which he indicated he had resigned from."
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