Ruto appoints teams to name IPOA, cohesion agency, TSC bosses
This set in motion a legally prescribed process, including advertising, shortlisting and interviews...
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President William Ruto has appointed selection panels to oversee the recruitment of key constitutional and independent officeholders.
- Panels will recruit for the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) chairperson, Teachers Service Commission (TSC) commissioners, Public Service Commission (PSC) member, and Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) members.
- The appointments follow vacancies created by term expiries, resignations, and redeployments, including the former IPOA chairperson's elevation to the Court of Appeal.
- The gazette notice published on April 10 initiates a legally prescribed process for filling these significant governance roles.
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