BBI: Procurement, finance officials to get security clearance

Appointments to key offices handling public funds will be subject to mandatory security clearance if Kenyans endorse recommendations by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) task force to tighten probity checks on individuals seeking to hold such positions.

The report, presented last week to President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga, proposes that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) be involved screening all candidates eyeing sensitive jobs such as public procurement and finance before employment can be hired.