Monday, March 26, 2012

Third of State jobs in counties set aside for outsiders



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Acting head of Public Service and Secretary to the cabinet Francis Kimemia said postings would start in June ahead of the county governments that should be in place next year.
PHOTO | FILE Acting head of Public Service and Secretary to the cabinet Francis Kimemia said postings would start in June ahead of the county governments that should be in place next year. 
By NATION CORRESPODNENT
Posted  Sunday, March 25  2012 at  21:23
Nakuru
About one third of government officers to be posted to counties will be from communities outside that region.
This was part of a government plan to promote integration among Kenyans, according to the acting Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia.
Mr Kimemia was speaking in Nyahururu town during the consecration of the Rt Rev Joseph Mbatia as the new bishop of the Nyahururu Catholic diocese at the weekend.
The Rt Rev Mbatia replaced Bishop Luigi Paiaro, who has retired.
“It is a must that 30 per cent of officers posted to work in a county should come from outside communities,” Mr Kimemia, who is also secretary to the Cabinet, said.
He, however, emphasised that the officers would be professionals. Mr Kimemia said postings would start in June ahead of the county governments that should be in place next year.
He said officers representing the central government led by a county commissioner and those of the county led by a governor would cooperate to improve people’s living standards.
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He urged the church to play a role in ensuring the new governance system would not create conflict or interrupt service delivery.
Mr Kimemia advised Kenyans to elect governors who will bring development to the counties.
On the thorny issue of internally displaced persons still living in camps, Mr Kimemia said the government planned to resettle all of them in a matter of weeks.
He acknowledged that there were many integrated IDPs living in Nyandarua but said the government had not forgotten them.
Mr Kimemia said among the many challenges the new bishop would face is the high level of poverty in Nyandarua county.
He said although the county was the biggest in the Mt Kenya region, poverty was rife due to lack of infrastructure and water.
“It is one area where women still travel long distances to fetch water and where roads are bad,” he said.
He praised the cooperation between the church and government, saying the church had played a key role in security matters in areas like Turkana. 

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