Noordin Haji was approved by the Parliament as the new National Intelligence Service Director General. This was through a report released on Tuesday, June 13, 2023
The House Committee through the report, came strong against all complaints channelled towards the outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji.
Noordin Haji[Courtesy]The committee of the National Assembly led by Belgut member of parliament Nelson Koech reinstated that Noordin Haji had met the required threshold and was also in accordance with the law, naming him as a person of integrity after having been cleared by statutory bodies.
“That the procedure used to arrive at the nominee accords with Section 7 (2) of the National Intelligence Service Act (No. 28 of 2012) which provides that the President shall nominate a person for appointment as the Director-General and submit the name of the nominee to the National Assembly.” The report read in part.
The approval of the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji’s nomination by President William Ruto as the new NIS boss by Parliament has pushed him a step closer to clinching the new office.
Indeed the President on Thursday, May 18, 2023, communicated the name of the nominee for appointment to the position of Director-General of the NIS to the Speaker for approval by the National Assembly.” Further read the report.
Noordin Haji [Courtesy]
Noordin Haji previously worked with NIS
The committee chair Nelson Koech came in defense of the decision arrived at by the Parliament, saying that Noordin Haji is a good choice as the NIS Director General after having worked there before.
“Many people at the NIS find Mr Noordin Haji as a natural fit because he has worked there. They have had a Director General brought in from the police or other security agencies. Now they have one of their own.” Remarked Koech.
Other members of the Committee including minority whip Junet Mohamed, sided with Haji’s approval saying that he is a distinguished officer who served in the NIS well and has enough experience for the role.
“The nominated officer is a distinguished officer who has served in the service well. This is an institution that must be headed by a person with experience, knowledge and temerity required for the job and no one fits better than Haji.” Said Minority Whip Junet Mohamed
Noordin Haji[Courtesy]Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi supported the approval, asking Noordin Haji to live true to his oath of office.
“I want the incoming DG to live true to the oath he will be taking. This House appropriates colossal amounts of money to the NIS for the sole purpose of capacitating the institution to execute its mandate.” Wandayi said.
Haji’s name will now be forwarded to President Ruto for gazettement.
Once gazetted, he will replace outgoing NIS boss Phillip Kamweru.
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