Interviews for EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak’s successor kick off

Interviews for Twalib Mbarak’s replacement at the helm of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) kick off on Tuesday.

Mbarak has been the CEO of the anti-graft state agency since January 2019 and his six-year term expires in January 2025.

From the 172 applicants for the role, EACC shortlisted 14 candidates: Stephen Ngowa, Doreen Muthaura, Jackson Mue, Joseph Onyango, Paul Maina, Victor Okongo, Peter Lomulen and Obadiah Keitany.

Others are John Ole Moyaki, David Too, Abdi Mohamud, Justa Mwangi, Mohamed Mmaka and Waweru Karanja.

Ngowa, Muthaura, Mue, Onyango and Maina are scheduled to be interviewed on Tuesday morning by EACC commissioners led by the agency’s chairman, David Oginde, at the Public Service Commission House in Nairobi.

Okongo, Lomuleni, Keitany, Moyaki and Too will be interviewed on Wednesday, while Mohamud, Mwangi, Mmaka and Karanja’s interviews are scheduled for Thursday.

EACC had previously invited members of the public to submit any information of interest relating to the suitability of the shortlisted candidates by November 11.

Upon conclusion of the interviews, the graft watchdog is expected to forward the name of the successful candidate to the National Assembly for approval.

Mbarak took over the reins of EACC from Halakhe Waqo, whose tenure lapsed in January 2019.