New law ushers in scrutiny of civil servants

Mr Mumo Matemu answers questions from members of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs on December 14. The heated debate in Parliament sparked by his nomination to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is a pointer of the scrutiny that those seeking public office could face. File

The heated debates in Parliament over the suitability of three top officials nominated to head the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission revealed the kind of theatrics that Kenyans should expect in coming months as various institutions seek to interpret the Constitution.

MPs ignored President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s nomination of Mumo Matemu to head the commission as they examined and debated his leadership and integrity records in a televised debate.

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