Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Senators have opened investigations into the recruitment process of the director-general of the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) after meddling claims emerged.

Spilling the beans on Tuesday, Senate National Cohesion Committee chairperson Mohamed Chute detailed how 33 applicants were sneaked into the final shortlist that had 22 names who had already made the cut.

The position of the CAK director-general fell vacant following the exit of Wang'ombe Kariuki after serving for two terms of five years each.

The board then named Adano Wario, an insider, to head the organisation in an acting capacity effective January 2023.

Marsabit Senator Chute alleged that the Authority added the 33 applicants despite them failing to...