Abdi Mohamud, EACC’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, has been selected to succeed his outgoing boss, Twalib Mbarak, as CEO of the anti-graft authority.
EACC Chairperson David Oginde announced the nomination in a notice dated Friday, November 22, 2024.
“The Commission wishes to inform the public that following a competitive recruitment process, Mr Abdi Ahmed Mohamud, MBS has been considered as the nominee for the position of Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission,” Bishop Oginde said.
Ahmed served as Director of investigation at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission before being appointed the Chairperson.
“The nominee details will be forwarded to the National Assembly for vetting and consideration in accordance with the law,” Bishop Oginde added.
EACC invited applicants for the position of CEO through an advertisement published on the EACC website and the print media on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
By the close of the application deadline on Monday, October 7, 2024, the Commission received 172 applications out of which fourteen (14) candidates were shortlisted.
The list of shortlisted candidates was published in the print media on October 11, 2024.
The shortlisted candidates, apart from Abdi, were Stephen Maisha Ngowa (Kitui), Doreen Nkatha Muthaura (Isiolo), Jackson Kaunda Mue (Machakos), Joseph Vincent Onyango (Nairobi) and Paul Ndemo Maina (Kisii).
Others were Victor Omari Okongo (Siaya), Peter Lokol Lomulen (Turkana), Obadiah Kipkoech Keitany (Baringo), John Tentemo Ole Moyaki (Kajiado) and David Kiplagat Ruto Too (Uasin Gishu).
Justa Wawira Mwangi (Embu), Mohamed Abdul Mmaka (Lamu) and Waweru Karanja (Laikipia) were also on the list.
The interviews for the shortlisted candidates were conducted from 19 to 21 November 2024.
