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    "id": 717797,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "Accordingly, the Commission resolved that Mr. Michael Sialai be invited for an oral interview on Tuesday 17th January, 2017 at 10.30 a.m. for which the candidate appeared and successfully satisfied a panel of interviewers by posting a convincing score of 84.08 percent as indicated in the Report. On 18th January 2017, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) considered the Report of the oral interview panel and resolved as follows: That, the House notes the Report of the PSC on the recruitment of a Clerk of the National Assembly and pursuant to the provisions of Article 128(1) of the Constitution of Kenya, approves the appointment of Mr. Michael Rotich Sialai, EBS as Clerk of the National Assembly, PSC Scale 17 with effect from 22nd March 2017. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 128(1) of the Constitution, it is now my pleasure, on your behalf as the Chairperson of the PSC, to present to this august House, Mr. Michael Rotich Sialai, EBS, for approval for appointment as the Clerk of the National Assembly, PSC Scale 17, with effect from 22nd March 2017. I would like to give a brief background on Mr. Sialai. Mr. Rotich Sialai was born on 25th May 1961 in Kericho County. He went to Sotik High School for his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) where he obtained Division 1. Thereafter, he proceeded to Friends School Kamusinga for his Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) in which he obtained three principals and a subsidiary. Mr. Sialai later joined Kenyatta University and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in History and Kiswahili in 1989. He would later return to the same university for a Masters of Art degree in History which he was conferred in 1998. Mr. Sialai has a long and decorated history in public service. He joined public service as a teacher of History and Kiswahili at Kimulot Secondary School in 1989. Thereafter, he served as an assistant lecturer at Kericho Teachers Training College until 1995, when he was recruited by the Public Service Commission and posted to the National Assembly as a clerk assistant. He served in that position from 1995. During his 21-year service with Parliament, Mr. Sialai has risen through the ranks to the current position of the Senior Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly. Mr. Sialai’s service to the parliamentary service in the various capacities he has held is decorated with spectacular achievements that are a testament to his sterling performance. These achievements have been summarised in the Commission Report on its consideration for his suitability for appointment to the position. Weighing his experience against the responsibility expected of the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Commission can confidently vouch for Mr. Sialai as a rare blend of all-roundedness that the holder of the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly ought to possess. He has distinguished himself as an officer who possesses both the administrative and procedural acumen requisite for the steady execution of the functions of the office for which I am moving this House to approve his appointment. Hon. Speaker, you will agree with me that the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in August 2010 heralded a major paradigm shift in the architecture and working of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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