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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ali Adan",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Hajj Ali",
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    "content": "He has previously held various administrative positions in JKUAT including Chairman of Botany at the Department between 2002 and 2004, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology and Research in 2005, Dean of Faculty of Science in 2007 and Principal of JKUAT, Taita Taveta Campus in Voi from 2007 to 2012. From 2012 to 2016, he was the Principal of Taita Taveta University, initially a constituent college of JKUAT which grew into a full university status. He has an extensive international and local network especially in scientific engagement and collaborations. He was a board member of the World Federation of Culture Collections. He was the Secretary of the African German Network of Excellence in Science. He was the Secretary between 2002 and 2006 and later a Chairman between 2008 and 2010. He has over 66 scientific publications in international journals. He has supervised over 14 PhD and 31 Masters’ degree students. He is an active researcher with active international collaborations. He has a very strong track record for networking in terms of fundraising for research. That is the reason why the Committee was very thrilled to give him a nod to take up this challenge. Hon. Deputy Speaker, other notable achievements of Prof. Boga include the founding of Taita Taveta satellite campus from a humble beginning to a full university status. This is credited to him personally. He has got recognition from the Ministry of Mining and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for setting up Technical University as the Mining Institute of Kenya. He guided Taita Taveta University (TTU) to be picked by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the 8th African-German Centre of Excellence with a focus on Mining and Resource Management. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is a host CV behind this good professor that we cannot exhaust. However, a few needs to be mentioned. Between 2000 and 2015, he was Secretary to the Kenya Society of Microbiology. Responsibilities included building and maintaining a network of microbiologists in the region, taking minutes, manning the Kenya Society of Microbiology (KSM) secretariat, and day-to-day running of KSM affairs. Professor Hamadi Boga hails from a humble background, and the Committee thanks the President for nominating him because we feel that he aligned the job with the right human resource. The Committee, in considering Prof. Boga, also considered the leadership and integrity by seeking reports from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), among others. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to inform this august House that the nominee is qualified as he has the requisite expertise with distinguished career in the public aervice. The Members who vetted him saw this and they were passionate about giving him the job. The nominee is career researcher. He has supervised and mentored numerous knowledgeable Kenyans, and he informed the Committee that he will continue to do so even after assuming office. I take this opportunity to commend His Excellency the President by showing his intentions by having high a caliber of intellectual performers like Prof. Boga in this docket. The are key to delivering his big four agenda. As I conclude, the excitement surrounding the big four agenda amongst members of the public is sadly not reflected in the 2017/2018 Budget. This is what we noted. I therefore challenge the Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair, as well as the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury that the Agriculture docket requires adequate funding to achieve the Government agenda of ensuring food security for Kenyans. I also call upon the CS for The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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