Swear those making claims before you, vetting teams urged

Anybody who makes presentations before vetting committees should do so under oath, Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi has proposed.

This, he says, will prevent people out to tarnish names of the candidates not to appear before such sessions.

“This will ensure those who make serious allegations that are found to be untrue face the consequences,” Mr Mudavadi said.

However, the Local Government minister noted that public vetting was a good start for the country, but stated that the process should be polished.

Mr Mudavadi was speaking at Charter Hall in Nairobi where he closed a one-week Pentecostal Churches of God seminar sponsored by acting mayor George Aladwa.

He refused to comment on the three nominees for the posts of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and the Director of Public Prosecutions.

“This matter is already before the House and by Friday, we will have known the outcome,” he said.

He criticised politicians already in the election mood, saying, there was much work pending on the implementation of the new Constitution.

“We are yet to have electoral laws and we are facing a danger of having next year’s elections pushed further.”

Mr Mudavadi assured Kenyans that laws on devolution would be in place by August.

He urged churches to embrace Information Communication Technology.

Mr Aladwa said it was important that the Church prayed for the country’s leaders.