Could the Cabinet Secretary - (i) shed light on the allegations of interference by the Mi…

Question

The Member for Alego Usonga (Hon. Samuel Atandi, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and Digital Economy: - Could the Cabinet Secretary - (i) shed light on the allegations of interference by the Ministry and conflict of interest by the Selection Panel with regard to the ongoing recruitment of members of the Board of the Media Council of Kenya and provide details of the measures that have been put in place to guarantee integrity of the recruitment process? (ii) provide details of the Report of State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) on the assessment of the outgoing Board members and indicate if any of the members qualified for renewal of their term? (iii) state whether a legal advisory has been provided by the Attorney General on independence of the Council and whether the advisory has been taken into account in the ongoing recruitment? (iv) explain the measures the Ministry has taken to address loopholes in the recruitment process of the Board of the Media Council which previously led to court cases in 2013, 2014 and 2019, including the three current cases in 2023?