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    "id": 82613,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Godhana",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Information and Communications",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dhadho Gaddae Godhana",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Yes, I admit that we have not fully complied with the provisions of Section 4(1) of the KBC Act, Chapter 221 in appointing the current Board of Directors at KBC. According to the Act, the Board should be composed of 11 members. However, currently there are ten members. Three are representatives from the Treasury, Office of the President and the parent Ministry respectively. In addition, there is the Managing Director and the Chairman who are appointed by the President. On the other hand, six directors are appointed by the Minister. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the law requires that of the six, one should have specialization or experience in matters of radio communication apparatus and another should have specialization or experience on radio or television programme production. Another should have specialization or experience in print media while another should have specialization or experience in finance and administration. The constitution of the Board had met most of the requirements in that there is a member from print that is Mr. Ben Gituku, from radio and television is Miriam Kahiga and from administration we have Debora Letodo. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, of the other two, one is a prominent lawyer and has some background in financial management. That is Mr. Charles Muhia. The other is a university lecturer, Rev. Symon Kiuta. The only specialization lacking is in the area of radio communication. There, however, exists a vacancy following the expiry of the term of one member early in the year. Once this position is filled, the Board will be fully compliant."
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