The outgoing Anglican Archbishop of Kenya Benjamin Nzimbi tops the list of possible members of the proposed Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) which is intended to investigate human rights violations since independence.
The only other noted Christian leader on the list of 15 nominees is retired Presbyterian cleric Timothy Njoya, previously an outspoken government critic. No Catholic cleric is on the list.
Well-known peace negotiator Bethwel Kiplagat is also listed. Parliament will pick the final members of the TJRC from the 15 nominees, who will then be formally appointed by the president.
The other nominees are Maria Nzomo, Elizabeth Muli, Tom Ojienda, Joseph Aluoch, Betty Murungi, Margaret Shava and Thomas Letangule. Others are Abubakar Zein Abubakar, Joyce Majiwa, Tecla Namachanja, Ahmed Sheikh Farah and Daadab Mohammed.
The nominees are largely unknown figures. Kenya's largest independent newspaper, The Daily Nation, raised the issue of credibility of the person who will preside over the truth commission, commenting that he or she should have the moral stature of South African Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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