Ben Chumo has been rejected as the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Chairman by the Parliamentary Finance Committee over integrity issues.
Chumo who was once the Kenya Power CEO was rejected with MPs citing a corruption case he is facing.
National Assembly Committee on Finance stated: "Having considered the suitability, capacity and integrity of the nominee, and pursuant to Article250(2) of the Constitution, Section 5 and 7(11) of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Act (No. 10 of 2011) and Section8(2) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No.33 of 2011, the Committee recommends that the National Assembly REJECTS the nomination of the appointment of Dr Ben Chumo as the chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission."
Similarly, the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs okayed the nomination of Florence Kajuju as the chairperson of the Commission on Administrative Justice.
MPs also gave a nod to the nomination Washington Opiyo Sati and Lucy Ndungu as members and asked the House to approve their appointment.
Chumo's vetting was met with outrage from Kenyans who wondered why such a position would be given to Chumo who faced graft charges over the Ksh450 million scandal linked to purchase of faulty transformers.
He was vetted on Monday by the National Assembly's Finance and Planning Committee following his appointment for the job by President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 27, long before the graft allegations surfaced.
Nyali MP Mohammed Ali had a rough time seeking answers from the former Kenya Power Managing Director over the corruption allegations on economic crimes and abuse of office at the Kenya Power.
“Mr. Chumo I can see that you are a presidential nominee to the position of SRC Chairmanship and you have been to Kenya Power Company, the Company that is said to have fleeced Kenyans a lot of money through corruption,” the Nyali MP stated.
“You are in court on corruption charges and you have the full guts to be in front of us to demand the SRC job and yet you have not settled your issues in court,” he added before he was cut short.
But before Ali finished asking his question his fellow legislatures reminded him of house standing orders ordering him to be orderly which led to his questions going unanswered.
