28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
The President nominated Prof. Fatuma N. Chege for approval by the National Assembly and subsequent appointment as Principal Secretary State Department for Curriculum Reforms, pursuant to Article 155(3). Hon. Speaker, we went through the oral submissions and found out, through the evidence submitted by the nominee during the approval hearing, that she met all the constitutional and statutory requirements necessary for appointment as Principal Secretary as provided for under Article 155(a) of the Constitution. Today, Kenya is developing a new curriculum for the new era. The National Policy on Curriculum Reforms is guided by the vision of nurturing every learner’s ...
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I sincerely do not know what Mheshimiwa Ochieng’ is talking about. We have the right curriculum vitae and documentation. Indeed, we are discussing Prof. Fatuma Chege. Maybe, the wrong Report was uploaded in the system. However, we will ensure that the right one is uploaded.
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research in its Report on the Vetting of nominees for appointment to the Teachers Service Commission, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 28th April 2021, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 250 (2)(b) of the Constitution, Section 8(8) of the Teachers Service Commission Act, 2012 and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, 2011; this House approves the appointment of the following persons to the Teachers Service Commission: (i) Dr. ...
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
– Chairperson. (ii) Mr. Timon Alfred Otieno Oyucho – Member.
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the Departmental Committee on Education and Research conducted approval hearings for the following nominees for appointment to positions of chairperson and member of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) on 8th April 2021: Dr. Jamleck Muturi John, for appointment as chairperson of the TSC and Mr. Timon Alfred Ayucho Otieno for appointment as member for the TSC. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the nominees followed due process. The Clerk of the National assembly also followed the procedure and advertised in the print media on Wednesday, 31st March 2021, inviting the public to submit memoranda by a way of written statements on oath and affidavits on the suitability of the nominees in conformity with Section 6(9) of the Act. I can confirm that by the close of submission deadline, the Committee had received two memoranda contesting the suitability of one Mr. Timon Alfred Otieno Oyucho for appointment as a member of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) from the following persons: The ...
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We found that the nominees being considered for approval by the Committee are from Eastern and Nyanza regions for the chairperson and member respectively. This morning, we had a meeting with the Public Service Commission and the TSC where we requested them that they should advertise for the other regions. The other remaining regions The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
are five and it has been confirmed that within the next 14 days, the vacancies for the five remaining regions are going to be advertised. To fill the vacant positions, an advertisement was done by the TSC in March 2020, however, only two vacancies were advertised, namely, for chairperson and a member as opposed to advertising all the seven positions. That is why we had a meeting with the PSC to confirm why all the seven positions were not advertised. The Committee also observed that the procedure to arrive at the nominees for the position of chairperson and member was ...
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
Further, the appointing authority should place emphasis on age to ascertain whether the youth are represented as provided for under Article 55(c) of the Constitution and nationality to ensure that the nomination is in compliance with Article 78 of the Constitution.
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28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
About the nominee for the Chairperson of the TSC, Dr. Jamleck Muturi John, PhD, we made the following observations:
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