A vetting exercise for political aspirants will not involve those facing court cases, including cases before the International Criminal Court.
Chairman of the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) Otiende Amollo said that those before ICC are not part of the planned multi-agency vetting for the General Election.
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto are presidential aspirants facing crimes against humanity charges at the ICC. Two activists have already gone to court challenging their suitability and eligibility for next year’s polls.
On Tuesday, Amollo said his agency, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions will carry out the joint vetting of aspirants based on available records.
Objective
He said the joint exercise would support the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission comply with the constitutional provisions on leadership and integrity.
“The three agencies will carry out joint vetting where the DPP will bring a list of those convicted of various offences,” Amollo explained.
He was addressing the media at a sensitisation forum for Mombasa County residents at a local hotel on Tuesday. He was flanked by the commission’s vice-chairperson Regina Mwatha and other senior officials.
He explained that the vetting was not meant to victimise any political aspirant, but was intended to meet constitutional provisions.
Dr Mwatha explained that CAJ was conducting public forums to sensitise Kenyans on its work.
Amollo said acceptance of change at the higher level of the public service has been slower than at the lower cadre. “Many civil servants still do not accept the fact that they are servants of the people and treat them with dignity and courtesy,”
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