Kenyans to Vet Cabinet list for the First time

{{Kenyans will participate in the vetting of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Cabinet expected to be released this week, in a first for the country.}}

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi confirmed Sunday that the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments would collect views from the public regarding the suitability or otherwise of the Cabinet nominees.

This will be the first time in Kenya’s history that the public will be given a direct say in the appointment of such high ranking public officials.

“The law requires that there is public participation in all appointments to state and public offices. The procedure is that once the President forwards the names to the Speaker, the Speaker shall give a communication from the chair forwarding the names to the Committee on Appointments, which will issue a notice through the Clerk of the National Assembly inviting members of the public to give their views on the proposed names,” Mr Muturi said.

“The public hearings will run for seven days at a venue to be identified by the Committee, but in Nairobi.”

NMG