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    "content": "(c) meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.” The CEO shall serve for three years, which is renewable. First of all, we must define the quality of education and the degree we are talking about. Somebody will turn up with a degree in religious studies and pretend that he can manage and run warehouses. Others will turn up with degrees from River Road. They are not like you and I, who swotted and slogged through education to get merited qualifications. Madam Temporary Speaker, I was amused during the last elections when one of our candidates stood up and she appeared to have got a PhD before she got a bachelors degree. Obviously, it was from River Road. She persistently argued that she was very well qualified. I have never known of any jurisdiction – and Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri here can tell us – where one can acquire PhD before they get a bachelors degree other than forgeries. I am sure you know who I am talking about. So, I want to urge that the degree or diploma that we are talking about is properly defined. If we are dealing with agriculture, produce, preservation of cereals and so on, somebody with a bias in agriculture is more likely to be useful than any degree holder. I remember there was a friend of mine I schooled with and when I met him after six years, he told me that he was then a reverend. I met him again after three years and he said he told me that he was now a doctor. Degrees are not acquired that way. So, we need that clarification. Madam Temporary Speaker, an organization like this also needs longevity in management and continuity. A three years contract for the CEO as stipulated in Clause 8(4) is too short. By the time he or she learns the ropes of running the organisation, the time is up. Sometimes, he or she will work at the vagaries of the members of the board. So, I would suggest that we provide for five years, renewable once. Then, we will have, at least, somebody who can do a good job and build capacity for others to come after them. With three years, in the first 12 months, someone is settling in office. By the time they start working the second year, they are looking over their shoulder to see who should come to take over from them in the following year. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 19 states that:- “There is established a warehouse Receipt Appeals Committee which shall hear and determine appeals relating to administration of justice- (a) refusal to grant licence; (b) the imposition of any conditions and licence; (c) revocation, suspension or variation of a licence; (d) a decision of a warehouse inspector; (e) any other decision of the council under this Act. Again, the Chair of this Appeals Tribunal should be clearly defined to be a lawyer who is fit to be a judge. This is because the administration of justice is a complex matter that will require people with knowledge in law so that the tribunal can dispense justice. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I come to a conclusion, I want to urge the Mover of the Bill to subject this Bill to public participation and scrutiny. He should also bring it to the Senate kamukunji or, at least, at the Committee level so that Members can give input properly. It is not quite clear what we are trying to establish and its benefit to the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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