CAP. 84 (e) (f) (g) National Police Service [Rev. 2012] the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights; the Commission for the time being responsible for matters relating to gender; and the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa. 2. The Public Service Commission shall— (a) convene the first meeting of the selection panel, at which the members of the selection panel shall elect a chairperson from among their number; and (b) provide the selection panel with such facilities and other support as it may require for the discharge of its functions. 3. The selection panel shall, within seven days of its convening, under paragraph 2, by advertisement in at least two daily newspapers of national circulation, invite applications from persons who qualify for nomination and appointment for the position of the Inspector-General and Deputy Inspectors-General under Article 245(2) of the Constitution and this Act. 4. The selection panel shall— (a) consider the applications received under paragraph (3) to determine their compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and this Act; (b) shortlist the applicants; (c) publish the names of the shortlisted applicants and the qualified applicants in at least two daily newspapers of national circulation; and (d) conduct public interviews of the shortlisted persons; (e) shortlist three qualified applicants for each position; and (f) forward the names of the qualified persons under sub-paragraph (e) to the President. 5. The President shall, if he approves, within fourteen days of receipt of the names of successful applicants forwarded under paragraph (4)(f), nominate the Inspector-General and forward the name of the person so nominated to the National Assembly for approval. 6. The National Assembly shall, within twenty-one days of the day it next sits after receipt of the name of the nominee under paragraph 5, vet and consider the nominee, and may approve or reject the nominee. 7. Where the National Assembly approves of the nominee, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall forward the name of the approved nominee to the President for appointment. 8. The President shall, within seven days of receipt of the approved nominee from the National Assembly, by notice in the Gazette, appoint the Inspector-General so approved by the National Assembly. [Issue 1] N18 - 58