Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

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• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Initially, the Bill proposed that the Cabinet Secretary appoints the Data Protection Commissioner, but we amended so that the PSC advertises competitively and selects three people. Their names should be sent to the President who will then send one name to Parliament for appointment. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, you know this position of Data Commissioner is very senior and is supposed to be independent from any influence. That is why as a Committee, we saw it prudent that it be advertised by the PSC and instead of the Cabinet Secretary appointing, which means this person will be under his influence, we thought it should be done as a sole corporate body and the President should select one name from the three names given to him. Then one name should come to Parliament for The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: vetting. This will make the office independent. Even the removal of this person should be subjected through a similar process. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 7 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (c)─ “(ca) holds a master’s degree. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: The Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is basically about the qualifications of the holder of the Office of Data Commissioner. In all the laws we have passed for CEOs, we said that the minimum requirement is a master’s degree. That is why we said, as a Committee, that for one to be a Data Commissioner, which is basically a very senior position, one must have a minimum qualification of a master’s degree in relevant fields, which is basically Data Science, Law, Computer Science and relevant fields. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I have heard what Hon. Osotsi has said. I have also discussed with the Leader of the Majority Party. What the Leader of the Majority Party is proposing is basically to provide for that window. You know we have our data now, say, Huduma data, IDs or intelligence data. So, basically, they should work together. I believe when the National Security Council meets, this officer should be there. They also need to inform security agents what is happening. They will be holding serious and important data for the citizens of this country. So, I support. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 13 and substituting therefor the following new clause— view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Staff of the Office . 13. The Data Commissioner shall, in view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: consultation with the Public Service Commission, appoint such number of staff as may be necessary for the proper and efficient discharge of the functions under this Act or any other relevant law. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are saying that the Data Commissioner shall, in consultation with the PSC, appoint officers that may be necessary for proper and efficient discharge of the function of the office. To allow the Data Commissioner to consult with the PSC when appointing his staff, we are saying this will be competitive. We know that the PSC has the expertise in terms of human resources ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I also want to request Hon. Millie to drop the amendment. We can take the first part of the amendment which is on the competitiveness of the people who will be appointed. Competitiveness is already there. The PSC is an expert in employment. Basically, they have all these things. They advertise and put it on the newspapers. Suppose you do not get a youth who is qualified, you can get him at the low entry level, but not at the directorate level because you cannot get a director who is 25 years old. view