The Justice and Legal Affairs Committee has approved the nomination of the former presiding bishop of CITAM David Oginde as chairman of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The report on his approval was tabled in the National Assembly Tuesday afternoon for debate, by JLAC chair and Tharaka MP, Gitonga Murugara.
"Taking into consideration the findings of the departmental committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, on its report on the vetting of a nominee for the appointment of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, this House approves the appointment of Dr David Adang Oginde as the chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission," Murugara said.
The JLAC chair gave the notice of motion for debate on Oginde's suitability by the House pursuant to the provisions of Article 252 (b) of the Constitution and Section 10 (iii) of the EACC Act of 2011 as read together with Section 82 of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act, 2011.
President William Ruto nominated Oginde on March 11 and forwarded his name to the National Assembly for consideration.
The nomination followed a competitive recruitment process by the Public Service Commission.
Fourteen candidates had expressed interest in the position.
The PSC said upon the conclusion of the recruitment exercise, it settled on three names it considered suitable candidates for the post of EACC chair.
The Commission forwarded to the President the names of Bishop Oginde, former Makueni Governor Prof Kibutha Kibwana and Amani Yuda Komara.
“President William Ruto has, on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, nominated Bishop David Oginde for the appointment as chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission,” Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said in a statement.
Bishop Oginde appeared before the JLAC for vetting on April 5 where he vowed to fight corruption if approved.
He revealed that his net worth stands at Sh170 million.
Oginde holds a PhD in Organisational Leadership from Regent University School of Business and Leadership, USA.
He is also a graduate of Pan Africa Christian University where he graduated with a Master's Degree in Leadership.
Oginde is also the immediate former Chancellor of Pan Africa Christian (PAC) University.
He held the presiding bishop post for 10 years at CITAM between 2010 and 2020, and also previously taught at Daystar University.
An Architect by training, Bishop Oginde also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from the University of Nairobi and has previously undertaken Biblical Studies at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Trinity International University) in Illinois, USA.
If Parliament adopts the approval report, Oginde will replace retired Bishop Eliud Wabukala.