Nairobi, Feb. 14 -- Details have emerged of how the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) sneaked in 33 additional applicants who did not make the cut for the director-general's post into the final shortlist.

The revelations come at a time senators have opened investigations into the saga surrounding the delayed recruitment exercise.

Spilling the beans on Tuesday, Senate National Cohesion committee chairperson Mohamed Chute detailed how the additional applicants were added to the 22 applicants who had initially made the cut.

The Marsabit senator alleged that the Authority added some 33 applicants into the final list of applicants despite additional applicants failing to meet requirements for the vacant DG's position.

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