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    "id": 375806,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to second the approval and nomination of Dr. Salome Wanjiku Gichura and Ms. Saadia Abdi Kontoma to serve as commissioners in the Teachers Service Commission. The Committee did its work with due diligence. We had a robust debate internally and arrived at a consensus in this approval. I am honoured to second this Motion today. We supported these nominations because the nominees are qualified. They have the requisite broad experience. They have the capacity and competence. In our Committee, despite the misgivings that were raised we agreed that these two are good enough to be approved. We, therefore, give them our full support and wish them success in the job. However, we raised some concerns which I hope later on we will bring here for consideration by this House. The youth of this country are crying. They feel left out. Serving in the TSC demands a minimum of 15 years continuous experience in the education sector. A young graduate from any of our universities, the earliest they could qualify for such a job is at the age of 40 years based on such requirement. We realize that there is some sense of discrimination and we look forward to a time when we will adjust the requirements, so that more young people can get a shot at leadership positions in this nation. That is very important to us. As we support these two names, we know that these opportunities do not come quite often. The TSC, therefore, needs to provide leadership at the highest level of education in this country. We need young and talented Kenyans to get a chance in order to bring in digital mindset. Other issues like regional balance and so on could be considered in future appointments. It is hard to do Committee work realistically when you get names presented one at a time. We will be looking at how to work with the Executive, so that the TSC, when fully constituted, will reflect regional diversity that shows the face of Kenya and the competencies required. With those few remarks, I thank members of the Committee for their hard work. I also congratulate Dr. Salome Wanjiku and Ms. Saadia Abdi Kontoma. We wish them well in their service to this country. We hope their leadership will have an impact."
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