Journalists were on Thursday blocked from accessing Parliament buildings as they attempted to cover the ongoing interviews for 10 individuals shortlisted for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) post.
Eventually, after a public outrage on social media over the move to bar journalists from Parliament buildings, the media personnel were allowed to cover the DPP interviews.
Reports indicate that, so far, former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner, Thomas Letangule and Daniel Keiwua have already been interviewed.
The two will battle it out with three deputy DPPs – Ms Dorcas Oduor, Mr Ondari Jacob and Mr Nicholas Mutuku.
[caption caption="Thomas Letangule (centre) after the interview "]
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James Warui, Noordin Haji, Lucy Kambuni, Patrick Gumo, Abdulqadir Ramadhan will also be interviewed at Parliament buildings.
The 10 applicants are being interviewed by a panel, which includes Mr Kennedy Kihara (Office of the President), Ms Maryann Njau (Attorney-General’s office) and Ms Lilian Omollo (Public Service ministry).
The others are Ms Kagwiria Mbogori (Kenya National Commission on Human Rights), Ms Elizabeth Muli (Law Society of Kenya), Mr Francis Atwoli (Central Organisation of Trade Unions) and Mr Halakhe Waqo (Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission).
After conducting the interviews, the panel is required to submit three names of those most qualified in order of performance to the President Uhuru Kenyatta.
The Head of State will then choose one person and forward the name to the National Assembly for vetting.
Should the Members of Parliament (MPs) approve the nominee, President Kenyatta will make the appointment.
[caption caption="File image of the selection panel interviewing DPP candidates (Twitter)"]
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UPDATES:
12: 37 pm: The story was updated with the report that journalists were finally allowed to cover the interviews.
