Nairobi, Sept. 15 -- The former Central Depository and Settlement Corporation (CDSC) chief executive Rose Mambo is among the 12 candidates shortlisted for the data commissioner's post.

The shortlist for the new office is the second one after the Public Service Commission (PSC) was forced to cancel an earlier recruitment in July after signing an out-of-court deal with a city lawyer who had challenged the hiring process.

The commissioner will look at data privacy and protection matters and will take office nearly a year after President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Data Protection Act on November 8, 2019.

Ms Mambo, wholeftthe State-run shares agency last October after 12 years as CEO, will appear before the PSC interview panel on Septembe...