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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bura, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Wario",
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        "legal_name": "Ali Wario",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, we said we cannot stop the Member from practising his right. The Ministry can bring the comprehensive amendment when they feel like but, we said we have to allow the Member to continue with the Bill. For the record, the Organisation of African Youth Kenya presented a memorandum which was received on 12th September 2019, while Kenya YSO Consortium presented a memorandum which was received out of the stipulated timeline and so, they were not considered. Under the observations of the Committee, the Committee totally agrees with the proposal of the crux of the Bill, which is to increase the number of the youth membership of the Council and ensure that the appointment of youth to the Council follows a competitive process. This is contained in Article 232 of the Constitution which requires fair competition and merit as the basis for appointment. The membership of the Council is presently 22 members. Whereas increasing the number of youths in the Council by one person will ensure that the Council has an odd number which is ideal for voting purposes, the enhancement as proposed by Hon. Gideon Keter will also render the Board’s membership bloated. This is contrary to the stipulated number under State Corporations Act which requires the Board to have not more than 15 persons. There is need to provide for the qualification applicable to the youth members of the Board as a criteria for the proposed competitive and merit-based recruitment. As it is presently, the Act only stipulates qualifications of the chairperson. Further, there is need to provide for a selection criterion which will decentralise the appointment of the Kenya Youth Council members. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Committee recommended that the membership be as follows: a) The Council should consist of 16 persons, 10 of whom are youth. b) The Council should consist of a non-executive chairperson who shall be a youth appointed by the president. c) The Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to youth or his/her representative nominated in writing. d) The Principle Secretary responsible for matters relating to finance or his/her representative nominated in writing. e) The Attorney General (AG) or a representative nominated in writing. f) Ten persons being youth appointed by the Cabinet Secretary; and, g) The Secretary to the Board who shall be ex-officio member of the Council and shall not have a vote. The Members under Subsection 1(f) who are basically youth shall be appointed through an open, transparent and competitive process as prescribed in the Third Schedule. In appointing members to the Council, under Subsection 1(f), the CS shall ensure that there are equal opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), persons from marginalised communities and persons from professional bodies, and that not more than two-thirds of the members of the Council are of the same gender. The membership of the Council reflects regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, under the qualifications of a chairperson, a person is qualified to be appointed as a chairperson if that person: a) Possesses, at least, a bachelor’s degree from a university recognised in Kenya. b) Has, at least, five years of qualification experience. 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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