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"content": "Corporation Board of Directors laid on the Table of the House on Thursday 18th November, 2010. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Energy. Communications and Information was constituted on June, 17th 2009 and its membership was as follows:- The hon. (Eng.) James Rege, MP - Chairman The hon. Maina Kamau, MP - Vice-Chairman The hon. Danson M. Mwakulegwa, MP - Member The hon. Mohammed Hussein Ali, MP - Member The hon. Eng. Nicholas Gumbo, MP - Member The hon. Edwin Yinda, MP - Member The hon. Emilio Kathuri, MP - Member The hon. Ekwe Ethuro, MP - Member The hon. (Prof.) Philip Kaloki, MP - Member The hon. Cyprian Omolo, MP - Member Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Wilfred Ombui who was also a member has ceased to be a member of the Committee since 21st April, 2010, when he was appointed an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of State for National Heritage and Culture. The Committee congratulates hon. Ombui for his appointment and wishes him well in his duties. The Committee is mandated to consider the following: Development, production, maintenance and regulation of energy, communications, information, broadcasting and information communication technology (ICT) development. The Ministries assigned to the committee are the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Information and Communications. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, following Parliamentary Question on 21st and 26th October, and 2nd November, 2010, and subsequent responses by the Minister for Information and Communications and the interest on the matter by the House, you made a ruling from the Chair on 2nd November, 2010, directing the Committee to look into the matter and report with speed. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communications and Information, I now have the honour and pleasure to present its report and recommendations relating to the appointment of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Board of Directors to the House for debate and adoption. Let me give you the background, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. On 21st October, 2010, hon. C. Kilonzo asked the following Questions via Private Notice: “ Why did the Minister in appointing the KBC Board fail to comply with the provisions of Section 4 (1) of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Act, Cap. 221 of the Laws of Kenya? In part of this response, on 21st October, 2010, the Minister stated as follows: “The constitution of the board had met most of the requirements, in that, there is a member from print; that is, Mr. Ben Gituku, from radio and television; Miriam Kahiga and from administration, we have Debora Lotodo”. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of the two, one is a prominent lawyer and has some background in financial management; that is, Mr. Charles Mwihia. The other is a University lecturer, Rev. Simon Kiuta Lonyayo. The only specialization lacking is in the areas of radio communication. There, however, exists"
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