Uasin Gishu: MCA threatens to move to court over 'unfair' county gov’t recruitment

A member of the Uasin Gishu County Assembly has threatened to move to court to challenge the recruitment process of new staff by the County Public Service Board, terming it unfair.

Kimani Wanjohi of Huruma ward says out of 300 positions recently advertised, 298 have been given to members of one ethnic community.

“I oppose the county public service board’s recruitment. If 298 out of 300 jobs are going to members of one ethnic community, then we have no business calling ourselves a city,” Wanjohi said in Eldoret, referencing the municipality’s conferring with city status last year.

Wanjohi accused the current county leadership of unfairness, saying, “The previous county government did not achieve balance, but things were not this bad.”

On Tuesday, a group of persons living with disabilities (PLWDs) in the county petitioned the county assembly over the same, noting that they were not considered in the 5 percent requisite by law.