Millicent Omanga is in pole position to land a government job after getting shortlisted to become a member of the Commission of Administrative Justice (CAJ), also known as the Ombudsman.
According to a notice by the Chairperson, Selection Panel for selecting nominees for appointment, Omanga was listed among 42 applicants who were shortlisted for the positions. 10 other applicants have been shortlisted for appointment as CAJ Chairperson.
Omanga will contest for the job alongside other big names, including former ODM National Elections Board chair Judith Nayiai Pareno, and Major (Rtd) John Kamunya Karanja.
“The selection panel has considered all the applications for the position of Chairperson, CAJ and shortlisted the following candidates to appear for interviews on the date and time indicated against their names,” the notice read in part.
Interviews for the shortlisted candidates will take place on October 17 at Harambee House, 12th Floor Boardroom, with interview times set to vary among the shortlisted candidates, who are expected to be at the venue at least 30 minutes before their scheduled time.
The CAJ, which is a Commission established Under Article 59 (4) of the Constitution and the CAJ Act, 2011, is empowered to investigate complaints of delay, abuse of power, unfair treatment, manifest injustice or discourtesy, among other things. The Commission also has the mandate to handle improper administration in the public sector.
Members of the public can play a part in the recruitment process by availing information relating to the shortlisted candidates through an affidavit to the chairperson or selection panel.
Omanga boasts of a long career having held various positions. Before joining politics, she held several positions in the private sector before trying her luck in the political landscape.
Her first stab at politics did not go as planned as she lost the battle to become the Nairobi Woman Representative to Esther Passaris.
After her loss, she was nominated to the Senate by the Jubilee Party a position she held until 2022.
After falling short in the Nairobi woman representative race again in 2022, Omanga was handed a lifeline by President William Ruto as she was among the 50 individuals who had been nominated as Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS), with the head of state nominating her to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration.
This appointment, however, was dealt a blow after the President said in June that Chief Administrative Secretaries will no longer be absorbed into government until the economy stabilises.
Apart from the CAJ, several other state organisations are recruiting. These include; the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC).
Another big name in politics, Racheal Shebesh, was on Monday shortlisted among 15 other candidates to potentially join the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) as a member.
Shebesh is set to face the selection panel on October 17 alongside Salome Aluoch Owuonda, Margaret Lyasi Lesuuda, Juliet Wanjiku Murimi, and Harun Maalim Hassan.
