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    "id": 977819,
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    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": "THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research in its report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as Principal Secretaries, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday 26th February 2020, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 155(3)(b) of the Constitution and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act 2011, this House approves the appointment of the following persons as Principal Secretaries: (i) Dr. Julius Ouma Jwan - State Department for Vocational and Technical Training; and (ii) Amb. Simon Nabukwesi - State Department for University Education and Research. Hon. Speaker, the Committee sat severally to look into these two nominees and pursuant to Article 124 (4) of the Constitution, which looks into the procedures under which the nomination was made, as a Committee, we found out that the two nominees actually applied as PSs way back in 2017. The information was indicated in the data bank by the Public Service Commission (PSC). Hon. Speaker, we considered the matter. When you communicated to the Committee to look into the relevant statutory provisions, we can state that these positions were advertised in the local dailies as per the requirements. We asked for memoranda from the public. At the time of vetting Dr. Julius Ouma Jwan, there was no memorandum to the contrary where any issue was raised. When the names of the nominees were forwarded, the Clerk sent the questionnaire to the nominees and they gave us a lot of information about themselves. Even during oral submissions, Dr. Julius Ouma Jwan is a seasoned scholar. He is a renowned officer who has ably managed the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). The officer had very good credentials having gone through the Kenyan education system. He has also gone through the United Kingdom (UK) education system. He also had a very good track record especially in rising through the management system at the KICD. He has also transformed that sector. When he came before us, he showed that the KICD was very vibrant. In the documents that we asked for as per the statutory requirements, Dr. Ouma Jwan met all the requirements of the EACC, the certificate of good conduct by the DCI and HELB. He gave us the documents to prove that. The nominee has a wide background especially in educational leadership and management. He has worked and showed a lot of commitment to curriculum development while at Moi University. Dr. Ouma also worked at the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) where he did a lot of work integrating communities even those as far as Tana River. The nominee also showed that he had experience and the relevant management skills having served in the Public Service for over 30 years. In fact, Hon. Members and Speaker, this nominee is quite passionate especially on issues of technical education. He is a curriculum development expert especially on the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) and the various pathways that our students will take. He showed us how best the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) subsector can be taken forward in this country so that the youth can be self-employed and also be employed because every Kenyan needs to have a skill. When every other Kenyan has a skill, it will enable them to earn a living. Dr. Jwan demonstrated adequate leadership and extensive research skills gained during his long academic period. The nominee showed a lot of integrity in terms of management. He talked to us on how he passionately tried to make KICD the face of Kenya. He tried to look for representation of small communities in the KICD. He looked for communities that were not 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."
}