"His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Ms Nancy Janet Kabui Gathungu for the position of Auditor-General.
Ms Gathungu was the first among the top three candidates presented to His Excellency the President for nomination by the Recruitment Panel for the Selection of the Auditor-General as set out in law," State House spokesperson Kanze Dena said in a statement yesterday.
The nomination of Ms Gathungu, which now awaits vetting by Parliament, caps nearly a year during which the office of the Auditor-General has been vacant, with thousands of audit reports pending.
In the statement announcing the nomination, State House said the President had sent the Ms Gathungu's name to the National Assembly for vetting.
Ms Gathungu is currently the director of audit at the Office of the Auditor-General, a position she has held since 2014.
