Head of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Mr Mzalendo Kibunjia. PHOTO/ FILE
By Nation Correspondent
Posted Sunday, September 4 2011 at 22:00
Posted Sunday, September 4 2011 at 22:00
The cohesion commission is carrying out an audit of public commissions to ensure ethnic balance in staff recruitment.
The first public service ethnic audit was carried out earlier this year and revealed that five major communities occupied nearly 70 per cent of all government jobs.
National Cohesion and Integration Commission chairman Mzalendo Kibunjia said the audit was not meant to ignite a blame game over the recruitment process but to highlight the need to have fairness policies.
“The audit is one of the processes meant to create harmony in the country since solutions which may include a change of policies or affirmative action will be required after it is carried out,” he said.
The new Constitution provides for up to 10 independent commissions, which include the Judicial Service Commission that vetted nominees to the Judiciary, and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The IEBC combines the functions of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) and the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission of Kenya.
The IIEC was recently steeped in a controversy over claims of tribalism and nepotism in the recruitment of its staff.
The survey done on the civil service revealed how political patronage influenced the hiring of public servants at the expense of professional competence.
According to the survey, members of the Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Luhya, Kamba and Luo communities occupy 70 per cent of all jobs in the civil service.
The Kikuyu lead the pack with 22.3 per cent of all civil service jobs, followed by the Kalenjin (16.7 per cent), Luhya (11.3 per cent), Kamba (9.7 per cent), Luo (9.0 per cent) and Kisii (6.8 per cent).
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