By JOHN MUTUA More by this AuthorPresident Kenyatta’s nominee for the position of Auditor-General will appear before Parliament for vetting this morning. The Committee on Finance and National Planning will interview Ms Nancy Janet Kabui Gathungu — nominated to succeed Mr Edward Ouko — as the second Auditor-General under the 2010 Constitution. The committee chaired by Mr Joseph Limo will vet Ms Gathungu, who is widely tipped to succeed Mr Ouko, whose eight-year non-renewable term ended in August last year, ending a nine-month wait. Under the law, Parliament has 14 days after submission of the name by the President to either approve or reject the nominee. COMPLICATED PLANNINGLack of a substantive Auditor-General has complicated financial planning and reporting for State corporations whose books cannot be closed without a substantive Auditor-General signing them.

Source: Daily Nation July 03, 2020 04:30 UTC