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    "content": "2. In my statement, I asked whether the CS can confirm that he has received communication from the Council. His response is vague. Has the Council communicated to the Cabinet Secretary? That was the question. I appreciate that the process is not concluded but has he received the communication? In that communication, can he give us the names of the three top candidates as forwarded to him by the Council? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are living in a country where access to information is imperative. For a CS to lie to this House that he has not received information from the Council yet we are aware that he has received, can he confirm that he received the communication and give us the three names? Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, can he also confirm that this criteria given to us on the basis of merit, ethnic and regional balance and gender has been used in the appointment of the last four vice chancellors of the various public universities where replacements of university heads had been done? I am looking at the last four. Can the Chairman provide us with information as to whether this criteria was adhered to in the last four appointments Vice Chancellors in this country so that we know whether merit, ethnic and regional balance is starting with Moi University or is a concept or principle that has been applied in the last four appointments of Vice Chancellors? Mr. Speaker, Sir, the CS has not responded to the other clarifications that were sought by Members. I can see the Minority Leader is here, he had sought some information and looking at the response that came from the CS, there is no response to that. Can the Chairman confirm the clarifications that I am seeking? Members of the Cabinet must be honest. We cannot continue having Members of Cabinet who continue to blatantly lie especially to this House and doing public relations (PR) to the Senate and the National Assembly when important issues are sought; taking two months only to come with some statements that you can be sure that they are cooked. That is why they take such a long time."
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