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    "id": 864281,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "On the question of appointments, I would say that the convening of the meeting of the nominating body should be clearer. If it is said that it is just the Council of Governors (CoG), I think there should be an appropriate person and not just a body. Probably for this purpose, it would be better to say the serving Chairman of the CoG. Clause 7 is on qualifications. Our Constitution talks about meritocracy both in the public service and even we, as Senators, although there is no educational requirements. Parliament is required to make a law providing for educational requirements. I think in the next phase of elections, we will have those qualification requirements even for Members for Parliament. It would be my prayer that in requiring people to have degrees, so to speak, because it states that one should hold a degree from a recognized university in Kenya. Right now out there, there are many people who are receiving degrees from all over, and they are said to be recognized. I think somewhere in the regulations, there should be provisions that would require somebody who has a degree from a recognized university to have some documentation showing that actually they had been to that university. It looks like it is possible now for people to go all over the world or even internally and in the neighborhoods, to get all manner of degrees for purposes of qualifying for jobs, including elective ones. I hope that when we come to the Committee of the Whole stage that would be cleared. The final point that I want to deal with in terms of these appointments is on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It looks like so long as he or she is not removed for cause, he or she can serve for as long as he or she has got the goodwill of the board. The board of trustees is required to serve for a term of three years, which is renewable for another term of three years. That second term is not renewable. Sometimes when CEOs stay for too long, they can become the institution. So, I suggest that where there is a requirement for trustees to serve for a term, maybe for the CEO we could have a term of four years, which is renewable for another The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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