- He is the son of the renowned late Defence Minister and politician Yusuf Haji.
- The DPP said the lessons learnt during his formative years guided his career in public service.
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National Intelligence Service director general nominee Noordin Haji has gone down memory lane on his childhood experiences and how it has played a big part in his future.
Haji said his childhood was occasioned by his father's regular work transfer to different places.
The nominated NIS boss said the regular movements exposed him to different diversity in the country.
"My father was regularly transferred to different duty stations and this exposed me to the diversity of our country at a very early age. This exposure would later become useful when I joined the public service," he said.
Haji said he subsequently attended eight different schools between Std 1 to 8 in Nakuru, Mombasa, Nyeri, Nairobi and Garissa.
He is the son of the renowned late Defence Minister and politician Yusuf Haji.
"My mother, a Highschool teacher who later served as Teacher Service Commissioner viewed teaching as a noble calling meant to train and shape future generations," he said.
Haji said that growing up in his family, success meant carrying forward the tradition of serving Kenya with integrity, fairness, humility and non-discrimination.
The DPP said the lessons learnt during his formative years guided his career in public service.
Haji holds a Bachelor of Law and Master’s degree from the University of Wales, Cardiff.
Additionally, he holds a second Master’s Degree in National Security Policy with Merit from the Australian National University.
He spoke when he appeared before the National Assembly’s Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee for vetting.
President William Ruto nominated Haji on May 16 to succeed Philip Kameru.
Kameru heads into retirement after serving his final second following the renewal of his contract by retired president Uhuru Kenyatta in 2019.
Former Uhuru Kenyatta picked Haji from NIS to become the country’s second Director of Public Prosecutions under the 2010 Constitution.
Uhuru chose him as DPP to spearhead the graft war alongside the then DCI boss George Kinoti.
Haji previously served at NIS as the Deputy Director of the Counter-Organised Crime Unit within the National Intelligence Service.