Parliament has invited Kenyans to submit their views on the suitability of Japheth Koome, who was nominated by President William Ruto to be the next Inspector-General of Police.
A memo from the Parliament clerk noted that members of the public have 10 days to submit a memorandum of the same house.
Moreover, the notice signed by National Assembly Clerk Serah Kioko, states that interested members of the public can submit their presentations ahead of the vetting process.
The vetting will be done by a joint team including the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations.
The house clerk further noted that Japheth Koome will appear before the vetting on Tuesday November 8, 2022.
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Here’s How to Submit Views
The notice states that any interested member of the public can submit their views in writing with supporting evidence to the Clerk of the National Assembly.
“The presentations may be forwarded to the Clerk of the National Assembly or the Clerk of Senate, P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi; hand delivered to the Offices of the Clerks, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi; or emailed to clerk.nationalassembly@parliament.go.ke and clerk.senate@parliament.go.ke,” the noticed said.
Furthermore, the views should be submitted by Thursday November 3 at 5pm at the latest, which is five days before Mr Koome’s grilling session.
Japheth Koome’s name was presented to Parliament for vetting by President Ruto last week, following his nomination on September 29.
If approved, Mr. Koome will succeed outgoing IG Hilary Mutyambai who proceeded on terminal leave due to health reasons.