The Selection Panel for nominees of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has unveiled the final list of candidates to be interviewed for the position of the chairperson and members.
The panel has shortlisted nine candidates for the chairperson and 29 others for the membership post.
Former Busia Deputy Governor Kizito Wangalwa, ex-IEBC commissioner Margaret Mwachanya, former IPOA member Doreen Nkatha, former PS Micah Powon and ex-MP Humphrey Kimani.
Others are John Mutegi, Komora Jilo, Susan Oyatsi and John Otieno.
Mwanchanya, alongside two other commissioners, Paul Kurgat and Connie Nkatha Maina, resigned from the IEBC in 2018.
The week-long interviews will commence March 24 with that of the chairperson, which will take two days.
Among the notable figures on the list of candidates for the member are former police spokesperson Eric Kiraithe, former PS Colleta Suda, former Bomet police commander Esther Seroney, former NYS DG Matida Sakwa and NPS Director Gender and Children Affairs Jostice Barmao.
Seroney had emerged as the only woman shortlisted to replace ex-Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss George Kinoti.
Others are Peris Muthoni, Rose Mumbua, Areba Omwoyo, Adan Abdullahi, Isaac Ole Shaasha and Patrick Wakaba.
Interviews, according to the panel, will be conducted on the dates and time indicated in the advertisement at the Public Service Commission (PSC) offices, Harambee Avenue.
“The candidates should be at the venue at least twenty minutes before the starting time,” said the Panel’s chairperson, Arthur Osiya.
Among the documents required are clearances from the Kenya Revenue Authority, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Higher Education Loans Board, any of the Registered Credit Reference Bureaus and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
The public has also been asked to provide any credible information of interest relating to any of the shortlisted candidates through affidavits before March 20.
They are to be delivered to the Chairperson via email at [email protected] or through the Office of the Secretary/CEO, Public Service Commission situated on the 4th floor Commission House, off Harambe Avenue.
The National Police Service hosted a luncheon to bid farewell to outgoing NPSC commissioners on Thursday.
Present during the luncheon were officers from the Administration Police Service (APS) led by Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police Service (DIG-APS), Gilbert Masengeli and the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
The former commissioners, led by chairperson Eliud Kinuthi, exited office after the expiry of their six-year term.
The main functions of the commission include recruiting and appointing persons to hold or act in the office of the police service, confirming appointments, and determining promotions and transfers within the National Police Service.
They also observe due process, exercise disciplinary control over, and remove persons holding or acting in offices within the service.
The advertisement for the recruitment of a new chairperson and members appeared in the local dailies on February 20.
