Aspirants for the post of governor and senator in Uasin Gishu County will soon be required to get clearance from the panel of professionals to ascertain if they are the right candidates for the posts.
The panelists, who will comprise of professionals from diverse backgrounds, will be involved in the vetting exercise aimed at ensuring that only leaders with clean bill of records are given a chance to vie for the posts.
Speaking during a meeting that brought together councilors and opinion leaders drawn from the larger Uasin Gishu, NARC-Kenya Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs, Kipkorir Menjo said there was need to have leaders whose leadership reflects on the diversity of the people since the county is Cosmopolitan in nature.
Mr. Menjo and the councilors appealed to the residents of the region to support leaders with the necessary expertise to lead the county considered one of the richest in term of agriculture endowment.
The announcements come at a time when it has emerged that some prominent leaders, who among them served in the former regime, have expressed their interests for the top positions despite having bad leadership records.
The meeting concluded that the panel vetting leaders aspiring to take leadership roles will include: business people, medical doctors, lawyers ,Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission(KACC),Clergy and Ministry of Lands.
Kennedy Lesiew
Courtesy Internews
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