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    "id": 501803,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": "13 Tuesday 18th November, 2014 After her education background, she was employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as a teacher and rose through the ranks from a teacher to become a Deputy Commission Secretary. The candidate also indicated that she served for a very long time as a teacher. She also served as an employee at the TSC Secretariat for over 23 years. She also indicated that she has a wealth of experience as a leader, an employee and a worker. She has also had affiliation to international professional bodies. She is a member of the African Women Educationists, Kenya Chapter. She is also the Chairperson of the Kenya Women in Development and a member of the Catholic Women Association. I am indicating this to show that the candidate has a lot of connections, professionalism and relevant knowledge of the subject. When checking her knowledge of the relevant subject, we found out that she is well versed with the functions of the TSC and the supervisory role of the Commission to ensure that the Commission fulfils its mandate. She has undertaken several training workshops and attended several conferences, including educational administration, management, effective service delivery, interpersonal management, in-servicing and promotion of teachers. I would like to indicate that the candidate showed a lot of knowledge in teacher management. In fact, she has also attended the International Labour Conference on Maternity Protection at Work, Results Oriented Management, Conflict Resolution in Trade Disputes, Information Technology on Smart Card, and Advanced Training Programme in Education, Planning and Management. She has also attended workshops on Budget, Curriculum Approaches, Education Staff and Skills. On her integrity, we received a letter from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission indicating that she had been adversely mentioned, but this was two years ago. We got the letter when we were going through the vetting process. On seminars and workshops, we have also indicated that she attended a number of workshops; one, on Education Administration and Management Course at Leeds University in Britain in 1984. She also attended a Strategic Management Leadership Programme at the Kenya School of Management in February, 2013. On her overall suitability, the nominee was ranked position one by the Kamunge selection panel, with a score of 8.3. The Committee found her qualified for the position due to her vast academic and management experience. She has never been dismissed from office for contravention of provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution, which deals with the conduct of State officers who are adversely mentioned in any investigatory report, of Parliament or a commission of inquiry. Dr. Lydia Nzomo has a wealth of experience in institutional management and she steered the Kenya Institute of Management to great heights. She also steered the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) to become a centre of excellence in curriculum development in Eastern Africa. She was appointed a millennium development ambassador by the teachers without borders in 2010, and she demonstrated that she posses leadership skills. The Committee found the nominee suitable for appointment as the Chairperson of the TSC. We, therefore, recommend that the person be appointed. I ask hon. Anami to second."
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