NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 26 — A seven-member panel appointed by President William Ruto to recruit the next Director of Public Prosecutions is due to be sworn in on Monday.
The members include the Central Organization of Trade Unions Secretary General Francis Atwoli, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Roseline Odede, Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission CEO Twalib Mbarak, and Solicitor General Shadrack Mose.
Other members are Public Service Principal Secretary Mary Kimonye, Richard Onsongo, and Bush Obwocha.
The recruitment process follows the exit of former DPP Noordin Haji, who left the position to become the new director general of the National Intelligence Service.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is mandated with undertaking the prosecution of criminal matters.
It also determines what charges should be preferred in a criminal case, among other duties.
