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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S. W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Committee took him also through some specific questions which are there and the responses are recorded. Finally, we also vetted Mr. Mohammed Mwinyipembe. He has been nominated as a Member of the Commission. He was born in 1955 and comes from Mombasa County. He is currently working with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as an acting Director of Quality Assurance. He holds a Master of Educational Administration from Kenyatta University and a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree from Kenyatta University. He has also undertaken several professional courses and also participated in several publications within the education sector. The selection panel ranked him position 1, with a mean score of 72.6 per cent. I would like this House to note that Mr. Mwinyipembe had sat in the last selection panel representing the Cabinet Secretary, and interviewed candidates for the same position, which he was later to be interviewed for as well. He stated that he had no undue advantage over other candidates. The Committee examined the nominee on general, specific and thematic areas and the responses are recorded I would like to present the Committee’s observations basically on each candidate. This is very important for the decision that the Committee has taken. We looked at the curriculum vitae and had oral submissions from Kiragu wa Magochi. After we looked at the curriculum vitae of Kiragu wa Magochi and heard oral submissions from him, the Committee made observations. He confirmed that he once served as the Chairperson of the TSC; he was born in Murang’a in 1954. He works in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as the Acting Education Secretary in charge of co-ordinating, supervising, overseeing effective and efficient operations of the directorate. Mr. Kiragu rose through the ranks from an untrained teacher and now holds a Master of Education degree from Kenyatta University and a Bachelor of Education degree from University of Nairobi. He undertook courses as indicated in the Report. He also participated in teacher development programme and developed a manual on Teacher Advisory Centres. He was awarded the Moran of the Burning Spear medal in 2011. The selection panel placed him in position two with 78.1 per cent. He was interviewed twice by the selection panel. The first interview was on 16th October, 2012 and the second one was on 2nd August, 2013. Mr. Kiragu wa Magochi has been rejected twice by Parliament. However, he was cleared by a High Court ruling, which is attached to the Report on account that he was eligible for a second interview since previous rejection by the National Assembly was not itself a bar to subsequent application for the same position. Mr. Kiragu wa Magochi had never been charged in a court of law, and he was cleared by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). He had fully complied with Chapter Six on integrity. He has also fully complied with tax obligations. He has not been dismissed from any office for contravention of the provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution. Hon. Deputy Speaker, about Mr. Albert Ekirapa the Committee observed that he is 53 years old and was born in Busia. He works for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as a Deputy Director of Education. He holds a Master of Education degree. The selection panel ranked him position nine with a mean score of 65.1. He has The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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