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Spotlight on Nominees at the Big Friday Vetting.

This Friday, November 22, 2024, the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs, Labour, Social Protection, and Administration and Internal Security committees are gearing up to vet President Ruto’s nominees for some major posts! Up for review are the candidates for Chairpersons and Members of the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), and the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). The public is welcome to share their thoughts on these nominees by Thursday, November 21 2024.

Corridors ofJustice

Talking of Which

Raila’s door-to-door drive for AU leadership.

Campaigns for Raila’s bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) are well underway, with plans for him to begin his final tour of key nations this week. Mr. Elkanah Odembo, former Kenyan Ambassador to the United States and co-chair of Raila’s campaign team, shared that Raila will engage in a targeted, door-to-door campaign with influential leaders. His message is clear: his agenda is to work closely with each leader—individually, within their regional economic communities, and collectively at the summit level—to advance and accelerate the initiatives they have already set in motion.

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Ethiopia to Host 2024 Global EOC Simulation Exercise, Strengthening Public Health Emergency Preparedness

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and WHO Ethiopia will host the 2024 Global Emergency Operations Center Simulation Exercise (GEOCX), organised by WHO’s Emergency Operations Centre Network (EOC-NET). This exercise aims to bolster the capacity of Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs) worldwide to prepare for and respond to health emergencies.

GEOCX 2024 is a large-scale functional simulation exercise involving over 70 Member States from the six WHO regions, designed to test the readiness and response coordination capabilities of Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs). By simulating realistic global health crises, the exercise enables public health emergency management personnel to assess their strengths, identify critical gaps, and highlight areas for improvement in emergency response, fostering stronger global collaboration and preparedness.

Aligned with the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), this exercise supports WHO’s Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Resilience (HEPR) framework, advancing the global health workforce.

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Gerald Nyaoma

The Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) current head of bank supervision, Gerald Nyaoma, has been tapped to fill the position of the apex bank’s second deputy governor in a move to comply with a legal requirement.

President William Ruto’s appointment extends Mr Nyaoma’s stay at the CBK where he has had a 36-year run as a career banker. He assumes the second deputy governor’s post at the apex bank, joining Susan Koech who was appointed on March 10 last year, in compliance with a legal statute that requires that the executive team at CBK be composed of the governor and two deputies.

Mr Nyaoma has previously held various positions within the CBK, including director of financial markets development, director of banking ser-vices, acting director of the internal audit department, and senior manager of national payment services depart-ment, among others.

The nominee, who holds a master of philosophy in economics from the University of Cambridge in the UK, also sits on the board of the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) as an alternate member to the governor.