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    "id": 703277,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/703277/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that Prof. Laban Oyiro is the current Acting Vice Chancellor at Moi University. As a matter of fact, there are two substantively appointed Deputy Vice Chancellors; Prof. Okech and Prof. Kimengich. It is, therefore, not true to say that the Vice Chancellor and two of the deputies are holding office in an acting capacity. The other two deputy vice chancellors are facing disciplinary processes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Moi University’s Governing Council is still in the process of recruiting the Vice Chancellor. The process has not been completed. It only ends when the CS makes a substantive appointment. Given that the exercise is incomplete, it is premature to ask for the details of the candidates and their respective scores. The substantive Vice Chancellor shall be appointed as soon as the Council satisfies the provisions of the law and the accompanying regulations and the CS makes an appointment as per the existing procedure and law. In appointing a Vice Chancellor, the CS, besides merit, is also guided by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the principles and values in Article 10 of the Constitution, regional, ethnic diversity and gender balance. According to the University Act, the CS has the discretion to accept the recommendations, vary them or decline to appoint any of the candidates if the interview process is believed to be fraud or where there is canvassing or the chosen candidate does not satisfy, gender, ethnic and regional balance rule. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to reiterate that this exercise is conducted with utmost professionalism in keeping with the spirit and letter of the law and will no doubt lead to the appointment of a vice chancellor who will provide the requisite leadership that Moi University deserves."
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