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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. Why, in appointing the Kenya Broadcasting Corporationâs Board, the Minister failed to comply with the provisions of Section 4 (1)) of the KBC Act (Cap.221) of laws of Kenya? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you asked for a copy of the HANSARD which I believe you have. I would like to refer you to it. When this Question was deferred, you said the following from the Chair: âIt is the presumption of the Chair that he (the Minister) will come with a comprehensive answer, meaning that the CVs will also be here. As I ask the Question, I have also perused the CVs.â You will recall the remarks that were made by the Controller and Auditor- General, that these CVs are wanting and do not meet the requirements of the law. The law in question is the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Act which specifies--- Section 4(f) gives specifications on who should hold those four positions. There are others which are not specified. After going through the CVs, those people are qualified but do not meet the provisions of the law. With your permission, the first person has a degree in Mathematics and Meteorology which is not what is required under the Act. The second one has a Bachelor of Theology which is not what is provided under the law. The third one is a Form IV school leaver and that is not what is provided under the law. The other one is a lawyer. I will bring to your attention what the law requires. It requires somebody who has specialization or experience in matters connected with radio communication or radio communication apparatus. None of them has those qualifications. Number two, it requires someone with specialization or experience in radio or television programme production. None of them has that experience. Number three, the law requires someone with specialization or experience in print media, but none of them has this qualification."
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