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    "id": 720555,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/720555/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. While I support the proposed experience of 10 years, I oppose the amendment regarding academic requirements. It is unfortunate that we want to reduce the academic requirement for appointment as Principal Secretary (PS) to Bachelor’s Degree. In the Civil Service, there are certain careers where you cannot progress to the next job group if you do not have a Master’s degree. You can imagine of a situation the PS is in charge of people who have higher academic qualifications than him. This country is not short of Master’s degree holders. Currently, almost everybody has a Bachelor’s degree. We are talking about filling up technical positions in the public service. Why should we want technical positions to be taken up by people with Bachelor’s degree qualifications? Why should such people be senior to people with Master’s degrees? Of course, the issue of inferiority complex will arise. If one finds himself in such a situation, one is likely to feel insecure. Such situation will not help the Civil Service. With those remarks, I oppose the particular amendment."
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