LIVE: Cabinet Secretary nominees vetting enters day three

The vetting of Cabinet Secretary nominees has entered day three at Parliament.

Treasury CS nominee John Mbadi was the first one to appear for vetting.

Mbadi arrived minutes before 8 am.

Mbadi has said he is worth Sh380 million.

Mbadi explained that this is not inclusive of liabilities which amounts to Sh57million.

The liabilities, he said, were in the form of mortgages in Parliamentary Service Commission, Sacco loans (Sh20 million) and KCB bank loan of Sh12 million.

"The only deferred income investments which I have is with ICEA of about Sh6 million and the pension which I do not know how much it would be," he explained.

Salim Mvurya

Trade Cabinet Secretary nominee Salim Mvurya was the second one to be vetted.

He is among the five appearing on the third day of the vetting exercise.

He previously served as the CS for Mining and Blue Economy.

Speaking Saturday when he appeared for vetting, Mvurya said he is currently worth Sh158 million.

"When we last vetted you, what were you worth?" posed Committee chair and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula.

While he did not provide further details about it, Mvurya responded that it was at Sh120 million attributing this to the value of a property he said he just completed.

Mvurya added that this is not inclusive of the mortgage benefits as stated in his wealth declaration.

Rebecca Miano

Tourism CS nominee Rebecca Miano was the third one to be vetted.

Miano explained why she was the best candidate for the position.

She said in her workstations she ended up in the C-suite offices the last one being as a CEO for five years.

"In that docket, I acquired critical skills in terms of leadership, managing organisations, operations, finance and strategies," she said.

"I feel that the competencies that I have have prepared me for another docket."

Miano revealed that her net worth was Sh444,000.

During her last vetting in September 2022, the nominee was worth Sh397,000.

"I have not increased the assets but what I have done is to revalue modestly the properties taking into account the appreciation," she said.

Opiyo Wandayi

The Energy and Petroleum Cabinet nominee Opiyo Wandayi was the 4th one to be vetted.

Wandayi explained why he was the best candidate for the position.

Speaking when he appeared before the Committee on Appointments in Parliament, Wandayi said he has been a member of the Public Investment Committee, Energy and Commercial.

This, he said, adds to his competencies to handle the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.

"Apart from being the leader of the minority, I have also been a member of the Public Investment Committee, Energy and Commercial," he said.

He exuded confidence that he has the necessary competencies that are required to handle the docket, given his academic, professional and Parliamentary background.

Kipchumba Murkomen

The fifth and last CS nominee of the day was Kipchumba Murkomen.

Murkomen was nominated for the position of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports.

Murkomen said his net worth is Sh620,000,000.

During his last appearance before the vetting committee in September 2022, his net worth was Sh550,000,000.

"After I was approved, I took a mortgage of Sh40 million and invested it. Besides that, my assets have generally appreciated by about Sh20 million," he said.

He also said he had other earnings from farming, adding about Sh10 million.

He was the fifth and last nominee before the Committee on Appointments on Saturday.

Murkomen vowed to serve with integrity, great honour and dignity if approved.

"I plead with the committee to find my suitability favourably. Should I be approved once again I will serve with great honor and dignity Mr Speaker," he said before he took his leave.

If confirmed, Murkomen will succeed former Sports CS Ababu Namwamba.