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    "content": "her. She informed the Committee that she will use her experience as an outgoing MD of the TBK to expand extension services. In particular, she said that she will ensure that we have an extension officer for every 200 farmers in the country. The Committee was unanimous that she is fit for the public office that the President has recommended she holds, subject to approval by this House. It took less than 20 minutes for the Committee to approve her name. Hon. Speaker, Khadijah Kassachom, the nominee for the position of Principal Secretary, Livestock, has a degree in Veterinary Sciences and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. She is a trainer and consultant. She has worked for the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) as Manager in charge of leather and textile standards. She has passion for the job. She said that she will ensure that there is zero-corruption in her Department. She also said that she will co-ordinate activities geared towards the revival of the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), and ensure availability of veterinary services across the country. She recognised the need for having skilled and competent management at the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC), so that we can sort out the problem facing the institution, which is currently on the verge of collapse. The Committee had no issues with her integrity because she does not have any pending court case. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is not investigating her. She has also been cleared by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). The third candidate is Japheth Micheni Ntiba, who is the nominee for appointment as the Principal Secretary for Fisheries. In this case, there were issues of integrity touching on an institution in which Prof. Ntiba serves, but not on him as an individual. Out of the 17 Members of the Committee, four Members, including hon. Opiyo Wandayi, dissented from the Committee’s resolution. One of the issues is that Prof. Ntiba has continued to hold the position of Chairman of the Council of Presbyterian University of East Africa (PUEA) alongside that of the Permanent Secretary in the Government of the Republic of Kenya, which is in contravention of the provisions of Article 77 of the Constitution of Kenya. In a sworn affidavit, the nominee says that the position he was holding at PUEA does not affect his job, because it is not a public institution, but rather one run by the church. On the same note, we have since received information indicating that Prof. Ntiba has since resigned from that position, effective from today, 25th June, 2013. I hereby table the letter."
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