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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Wednesday, 30th March, 2016, Sen. Elachi raised the following question to the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education regarding the management of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. She wanted to know what informed the decision of the university to employ Prof. Frederick Otieno as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Masinde Mulire University of Science and Technology (MMUST) considering that he resides in South Africa. Secondly, the Member wanted the Chairperson to explain why the student population has been dropping since the appointment of the new VC. Thirdly, she wanted the Chairperson to state the number and nature of cases involving the university that are pending in court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to respond to the queries raised by Sen. Elachi on 30th March, 2016 as follows:- Prof. Frederick Otieno resides in Kenya. Secondly, Prof. Otieno was appointed to the position of Vice-Chancellor of MMUST through a competitive process in accordance with the provisions in Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010; the Universities Act, No.42 of 2012 and the provisions in the university statutes of MMUST. The competitive process was carried out by the university council. This included advertisements in two widely circulated dailies and the university website; short-listing, interviews of candidates and recommending three names to the Cabinet Secretary in accordance with Section 35(1)(a) of the University Act, No.42 of 2012. At the end of the process, Prof. Fred Otieno was ranked best and, ultimately, appointed by the Cabinet Secretary to the position of VC for a term of five years with effect from 5th December, 2013. The other question was about why the student population was dropping; I wish to state that since Prof. Otieno took over office on 5th December, 2013, the student population has been increasing as shown. From 2012 to 2013, the population was 10,745; in 2013 to 2014, the population dropped to 10,391; in 2014 to 2015, the population rose to 12,050; in 2015 to 2016, the population is 14,354 students. You should note that the drop in student enrolment by 354 in 2013/2014 academic year was as a result of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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