05
Jul
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…