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    "id": 335774,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/335774/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kamar",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, as I explained earlier on, the role of the chancellor was first handed over by the current President. We now have very many chancellors. The role of the Cabinet Secretary is absolutely nothing but gazettement. In fact, for the vice-chancellor, there is competitive sourcing by the councils themselves. So, there is no role on appointment by the Cabinet Secretary except to gazette what has been recommended. That is what is going on currently for both principals of colleges and vice-chancellors. Therefore, they are not appointees of the Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary sieves the competitive results from the councils and that is how the appointment is done. Therefore, the Cabinet Secretary does not appoint vice-chancellors. Even if you gave the role to the Chancellor, it will still come back for gazettement and this has to be done by the Cabinet Secretary. So, the current situation is that interviews are done and the universities councils pick their vice-chancellors and forward the recommendations for gazettement by the Cabinet Secretary. If it is not clear, we can make it clearer. Otherwise, the procedure is such that it is not the Cabinet Secretary who does it. This is an appointment that is already delegated to the councils."
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