Members of public have 7 days to contest suitability of CS nominees

Members of the public have a week to submit memoranda contesting the suitability of 10 Cabinet Secretary nominees forwarded to the National Assembly by the President.

In a paid-up advert by the Clerk of the National Assembly Samuel Njoroge, members of the public are required to submit any representations they may have, by way of a written affidavit with supporting evidence.

The vetting exercise will last for 28 days after which the committee will compile a report to be debated in the National Assembly.

The nominees are scheduled to appear before the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments to be vetted in accordance with section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act of 2011 which provides that, “the Committee to which such nomination is referred to shall consider the matter and table a report in the House within twenty-eight (28) days.

“In view of the foregoing and pursuant to the provisions of section 8 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, of 2011 as read together with Standing Order 42(3), I hereby refer the Message from the President, together with the curriculum vitae of the nominees to the Committee on Appointments for vetting” Speaker Wetang’ula informed the house Tuesday afternoon.

The Committee is now expected to notify the nominees and the general public of a date from when it shall commence the necessary approval hearings before tabling its report for consideration by the House.

The persons nominated are;

1. Hon. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki – CS, Ministry of Interior & National Administration;
2. Dr. Debra Mlongo Barasa – CS, Ministry of Health;
3. Hon. Alice Wahome – CS, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development;
4. Mr. Julius Migos Ogamba – CS, Ministry of Education;
5. Hon. Roselinda Soipan Tuiya – CS, Ministry of Defence;
6. Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja – CS, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development;
7. Hon. Aden Barre Duale – CS, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry;
8. Mr. Eric Muriithi Muuga – CS, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation;
9. Mr. Davis Chirchir – CS, Ministry of Roads and Transport and
10. Dr. Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u – CS, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy.