The Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji has said that his nomination for the position of National Intelligence Services Director-general is not a gift from President William Ruto.
Ruto nominated Haji on May 16 to succeed Philip Kameru, who is heading into retirement.
Haji previously served at NIS as the Deputy Director of the Counter-Organised Crime Unit within the National Intelligence Service.
Speaking on Tuesday when he appeared for vetting for the position, Haji said NIS is not an organisation in which you can wake up and decide to gift someone.
The DPP said that he worked hard to achieve it and President Ruto saw the value he will bring to NIS as his nominee.
"This is not a gift or a token from the President as you are trying to say. NIS is not an organisation you will gift someone because of the good work someone has done. A lot of thought was put into this and President Ruto must have seen the value of having me as his nominee," he said.
Haji's nomination came under sharp criticism as activists, civil society organisations and some leaders opposed it for various reasons.
Some leaders and civil organisations, however, came out to defend Haji saying he fits the bill.
They said the DPP was granted the authority under the constitution to withdraw cases due to insufficient evidence.
The organisations countered Haji's nomination on three grounds.
They include non-compliance with Chapter Six of the Constitution, Incompetence and gross misconduct.
The petition claimed the withdrawal of prosecution cases failed to inspire public confidence in the DPP's commitment to execute his mandate and his conduct is a violation of Chapter Six of the constitution.
