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    "id": 698031,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Amolo",
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Ameso Amolo",
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    "content": "I like the management of the institute. Who will manage that institute and what will be the qualifications of members of the board of directors? We need to set those standards so that whoever comes in knows there is a board with qualified members who are going to vet those who are coming to join the Institute of Directors of Kenya. I was looking at the best practices in the profession not only in public entities, but also in private entities. That is because they are the same people who keep changing from private entities to public entities. Having seen how they performed in the private sector, then we can bring them to public institutions. Quite a number of organisations are really struggling to survive. You will get quite a number of those directors from struggling institutes going to those that are doing very well and within five to ten years, every institute goes down. We need to vet who is going where and who qualifies. Just the same way we carry out vetting here in Parliament; we should vet those people before they join those institutes to be directors. We need to vet them through Parliament. When appointing directors, members will, through this Institute, check the character of those directors. They will also have to have previous records. So, it is good that the Institute will be established. It will have their previous records, what they are doing and how they are performing. It will also have their value addition from where they are working. It will be very important for members to know who they are dealing with. For example, if you want to know a good lawyer, you only need to go to the LSK and you will get the records of the lawyer and so you are free to deal with the person. The other good thing is the disciplinary committee. Once your character is questionable, disciplinary measures will be taken against that member and the certificate can be withdrawn. That member will not have any other opportunity to work in any other public or private institute in the country. I was also looking at the training. You can be a director for quite a number of years but, you cannot rely on the education or academic papers you got in 1970s. You need to know what the current trend of business is or what directors need to know and that means benchmarking. We also need to visit other countries to see how they operate when it comes to such an institute. It will be a good one because we shall be wetting standards. We shall have a training of those directors from time to time. They will be attending some seminars from time to time to see what is happening in the current times. So, we shall have management and training skills for those directors at institutions from time to time. We shall also have ways of how to regulate what shall be binding on all members of the Institute so that you do not just come up with your own regulations. We need to come up with regulations on how to control the Institute and those directors wherever they are. Those regulations must be followed to the letter. I have mentioned that the directors will need that capacity building from time to time, while knowing the trend of conducting business keeps on changing day by day. It will also be very important.Registration and regulation of the conduct of directors of various organisations will also happen at this Institute of Directors of Kenya. So, as much as I stand to support, I believe Hon. David Ochieng will look at the qualifications of those directors so that it can balance our Bill. Otherwise, I stand to support your Bill."
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