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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Otichilo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very happy with this Bill because, for many years, some professions have been marginalized and, particularly, scientists and researchers who actually join Civil Service or parastatals. As you are aware, some of those disciplines require people to go for long-term training. To become a renowned scientist, you need to go in for a Masters degree and even PhD. But the sad thing for this country has been that most of us who chose those lines or professions, which are very important for this country--- After we spend so many years in universities doing Masters and PhDs, when you come back to the Civil Service, you find that your colleagues who did liberal subjects like history and government and became district officers have moved faster and they have even become your bosses. So, you find that, as a result, many scientists have moved out of the Civil Service. They use Civil Service as a transit as they move out. So, I hope that this Commission will be fair enough to look at various professions and see how much time and commitment is required to achieve some of those qualifications. When they will be determining the various scales or entry points and salaries, they should take into account those qualifications, particularly the technical subjects where it is very difficult for quantification based on the current system. So, I hope this Commission will encourage scientists and innovators to be able to be part and parcel of the public service system, so that they can bring in a lot of innovations."
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