KACC to vet 10 named for Chief Justice job

Saturday, 16 April 2011 00:03 BY FRANCIS MUREITHI

VETTING: Integrity Centre the KACC Headquarters.

THE KACC has started vetting the 10 candidates short-listed for the post of Chief Justice. The anti-graft watchdog confirmed eight hopefuls for the job of deputy Chief Justice and 13 candidates for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions had been sent to them for vetting by the Judicial Service Commission. Those shortlisted by JSC for the post of CJ are Court of Appeal judges RSC Omolo, Joseph Nyamu, Samuel Bosire and Alnashir Visram.
Also in the list are High Court judges Paul Kihara, Kalpana Rawal, Mbogholi Msagha and Mary Ang’awa. Others are International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda judge Lee Muthoga and lawyer Willy Mutunga of Ford Foundation.
The eight listed for deputy CJ are: Court of Appeal Judge Joseph Nyamu, High Court Judges Roselyne Nambuye, Mary Kasango, Hannah Okwengu, Martha Koome and Mary Ang’awa and lawyers Nancy Baraza and Gladys Shollei.
Both Justice Nyamu and Ang’awa have been shortlisted for CJ and deputy CJ posts. Judge Nyamu will be the only man battling it out for the position of deputy chief justices. According to the Constitution, the CJ and deputy cannot be of the same gender.
For the post of DPP, names forwarded to KACC include that of current DPP Keriako Tobiko and his deputy Oriri Onyango who are among the 13 candidates short-listed by the Public Service Commission.
Others are former Law Society of Kenya chairman Okong’o Omogeni, lawyers Patrick Kiage, Mathews Nduma, Wilfred Nderitu, Richard Onsongo, Momanyi Bwonwong'a, John Gacivih and Paul Mwangi. Women candidates short-listed include Ms Wambui Njogu, Alice Ondieki and Dorcas Oduor. “The Judicial Service Commission and the Public Service Commission has submitted to KACC the list of job applicants for the position of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and Director of Public Prosecution for the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission to ascertain whether any investigations are being conducted against the applicants,” KACC said yesterday.
After vetting, the candidates will be interviewed by JSC for CJ and deputy CJ and a panel for DPP. The names of the successful candidates will be handed to the President who will in turn present them to Parliament for a further vetting and endorsement or rejection.