[kictanet] Is Public Vetting Of Cabinet Secretaries (ICT) Possible?

[Sam Gichuru]

Thank you Walu, much appreciated.

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Sam,
>
> The new constitution provides for two things:
>
> -the Cabinet Secretary (currently known as Minister) and
> -Principal Secretary (currently known as Permanent Secretary).
>
> The world over the Ministers/Cabinet Secretary are the prerogative of the
> President.  So expect us/KICTAnet to play NO  role there - except through
> your Member of Parliament who has to approve the Presidential nominee. So
> whichever party has the majority will have their nominated Cabinet
> Secretary duly endorsed.
>
> As for the Principal Secretary, there's a small chance for input since the
> Constitution expects the  Public Service Commission (PSC) to advertise the
> jobs and send three names for the President to select from and subsequently
> parliament to approve.  Whether the PSC will do the interviews in public is
> left open and is not mandatory.
>
> Either way, I would imagine the current PS may wish to apply for his job
> (Principal Secretary) or  upgrade to Cabinet Secretary or simply opt to
> join us  back in teaching & research at the University :-)
>
> walu.
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Sam Gichuru <gichuru at gmail.com>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:34 PM
> *Subject:* [kictanet] Is Public Vetting Of Cabinet Secretaries (ICT)
> Possible?
>
> Listers
> Had a brief discussion with Jessica of Mzalendo that led me to write this
> short blog post, but we have seen the kind of impact a Cabinet position
> can have if the right people, who are competent are selected for the right
> jobs,
>
> http://140friday.com/?p=429
>
> again, I stand to be corrected, I am still young and I might be immature
> on how some of this processes are undertaken..
>
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
> ------------------------
> Sam Gichuru
>
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------------------------
Sam Gichuru


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