President
Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Dr Lydia Nzomo as the chairperson of the Teachers
Service Commission.
The
nomination might finally end the protracted controversy over the position.
Thrice,
the National Assembly has rejected Mr Kiragu wa Magochi, President Kenyatta’s
nominee for the position.
The
parliamentary committee on education in October last year rejected all the six
nominees presented to Parliament for appointment to the commission, including
Mr Magochi, a senior education official, and submitted a report to the assembly
which was endorsed.
He
was then an acting education secretary in the Ministry of Education.
Members
rejected Mr Magochi’s nomination with some arguing that he was unfairly picked
among his competitors. The committee recommended a fresh advertisement for all
the six positions, stating that the list failed to meet several requirements.
The
President has forwarded Dr Nzomo’s name to the National Assembly for consideration
and approval. Dr Nzomo has been the director of the Kenya Institute of
Curriculum Development.
Speaker
Justin Muturi informed Parliament of the President’s message and forwarded the
proposal to the House committee on Education, Research and Technology.
Mr
Muturi has asked the committee to report to the House by November 13. The law
requires the National Assembly to either approve or reject a nominee to the
position within 21 days. The committee will conduct hearings on the proposal
and then submit a report to the assembly for approval. The Speaker asked the
committee to notify the nominee and the public of the time and place of the
public hearings in good time.
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