Public Service Commission

10 Jan

Bilal, Sossion, Oguda among 109 shortlisted for principal secretary jobs

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Former KBC Managing Director Dr. Naim Bilal, renowned blogger Gabriel Oguda, and former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion are among the 109 candidates shortlisted for the Principal Secretary (PS) positions. Other notable individuals are Director-General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth, former Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Dr Ouma Oluga, and former Chief Administrative Secretary David Osiany. The Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that the shortlisted individuals will undergo interviews, after which the successful candidates will be recommended to President William Ruto for formal appointment. According to the PSC, a total of 2,517 applications were received, but…

05 Jul

Kenya Suspends Recruitment of Civil Servants For A Year

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The Ministry of Public Service has suspended all new and ongoing recruitment in the public service for the next one year. This measure, announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Moses Kuria, aligns with austerity efforts to control runaway recurrent expenditures and ensure compliance with the Public Finance Management Act 2012, which mandates that Kenya’s public wage bill should not exceed 35 percent of national revenue. In a letter addressed to Amb. Anthony Muchiri, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Kuria cited the need to halt any new recruitment and any ongoing processes that have not been concluded. “During…