The National Assembly is set to consider the nomination of Abdi Ahmed Mohamud for the position of Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang'ula, informed the House of a
message from the EACC seeking parliamentary approval for the appointment
pursuant to section 16(1) of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act and
section 5(1) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary) Approval Act.
"I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from the
Chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission asking the House to
approve a person for appointment as the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of
the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)," said Wetang'ula.
"The EACC Chairperson, in a letter to the House, stated that Mr Mohamud
was selected following a competitive recruitment process.”
The Speaker directed the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to
immediately commence the approval process, notify the nominee and the public of
the hearing schedule, and table its report on or before Tuesday, December 3,
2024.
"This expedited timeline is necessary to ensure the timely appointment of
the EACC CEO," Wetang'ula told the MPs.
"The
Committee is expected to scrutinize the nominee's qualifications, experience,
and integrity before making its recommendation to the House."
Mohamud is currently the Deputy Chief Executive.
Officer and previously held the position of Director of investigation at the
EACC.
He had
been recruited to the EACC from the police as an investigator and had risen
through the ranks to be the deputy CEO and now the incoming boss.
If approved, he will succeed his former boss Twalib Mbarak whose term at the
commission ends in January 2025.
Mohamud is an insider at EACC and his nomination was celebrated by insiders.
Mohamud
will walk into an office he understands well and there are hopes the war on
graft will be sustained.
EACC is handling thousands of cases amid financial constraints.
