Former Speaker Kenneth Marende is among 10 applicants who will be vetted Monday (Today) for the position of chairperson of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC).

Justice Joyce Aluoch, Dr Zachary Mwangi, Elijah Kodoh, Peter Ole Nkuraiya, Mukutar Abdi, Eliud Kinuthia and Lucy Wanja have also been shortlisted.

Others are Elijah Nduati, Irene Wanyoike, Margaret Cheboiywo, Lucy Karuru, former IEBC commissioner Albert Bwire and former chairman of the now-defunct Transitional Authority Kinuthia Wamwangi.

The panel chaired by Stephen Kirogo is seeking to recruit three commissioners from the public, a chairman and two others who are retired police officers , following the exit of former Chairman Johnston Kavulundi who served for a term of six years.

In the list of those shortlisted are also retired police officers.

Marende a lawyer by profesion has also served as the Chairman of the Kenya Power and Lighting board.