Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday allowed Judicial Service Commission (JSC) candidate Patrick Gichohi to be vetted without proof that he had been nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee proceeded to interview Mr Gichohi despite the fact that he failed to produce the letter of nomination from President Kenyatta.
Patrick, a former National Assembly Clerk, was nominated by the President to be a representative of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) in the JSC.
The ex-clerk was the first of three nominees who were scheduled to appear before the Committee before their nomination is approved.
[caption caption="JSC nominee Patrick Gichohi"]
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In his opening remarks, Mr Gichohi stated that he would endeavour to encourage the devolution of Judiciary functions should he join the JSC.
"There is need to devolve Judiciary to the sub-county level to ensure that Kenyans are able to access Justice at the lowest administrative level.
"It's my belief that the judiciary like any other state organ has a key role to play in the realisation of vision 2030 and the four pillars the government is engaging," the nominee stated.
Other nominees who appeared before the parliamentary department are former Cabinet Secretary Felix Koskei and former Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Olive Mugenda.
On the other hand, proposed Devolution Principal Secretary Nelson Marwa was vetted by the Finance and National Planning Committee in concurrence with the JSC nominee interviews.
The former Coast Regional Coordinator outlined his achievements in the role that made him a suitable candidate for the Devolution Ministry position.
Despite a directive from National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohamed, a number of National Super Alliance (NASA) MPs participated in the vetting process, including Kisumu West MP Olago Aluoch.
[caption caption="Devolution PS nominee Nelson Marwa"]
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