Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has hit out at the Kenya Kwanza administration accusing it of failing Kenyans, especially on its economic policies.
Speaking during a meet-the-people rally at the Naivasha bus stage and Soko Mjinga, the ex-Vice President said hustlers have received a raw deal in President William Ruto’s administration.
The Wiper boss was speaking after officially opening the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) and presiding over the inauguration of the County Governments Convention in Naivasha.
Kalonzo urged the County Public Service Boards (CPSBs) to be on the watch out and weed out those with fraudulent academic documents as well as ethnic hiring in the devolved units.
The former Vice President told the County Boards to ensure only candidates with the right papers are enlisted in the counties to serve Kenyans.
According to the Wiper boss, that is the only way to ensure prudent use of national resources as well as restore public confidence in the public service.
“CPSBs are equivalent to PSC at the county level, and I encourage CPSBs to cascade this and conduct verification in their respective counties,” Kalonzo said.
“I urge all the CPSBs to conduct due diligence during hiring, appointments and promotions to prevent this from happening again, as they try to weed out personnel with fraudulent documents at the county level.”
Kalonzo’s remark comes on the backdrop of revelations of rampant academic cheats using fake academic papers to secure jobs in government.
Early this month, a PSC report on falsified academic credentials indicated that out of the 53,599 certificates that were referred to Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) for verification, 1280 were confirmed to be fake.
The Wiper boss also wants safeguards in the counties to ensure ethnic balance when it comes to hiring in the counties.
Kalonzo said it is worrying that some communities are still locked out from county as well as national job opportunities.
“Only 10 tribes account for nearly 80 per cent of county employment, while 29 tribes for just one per cent of county work prospects, according to research,” Kalonzo said.
“The number of counties complying with the national recruitment standards has decreased from 21 in 2016 to just 13 as of 2022.”
“The constitution values of inclusion and equality are undermined by the persistent disregard for the County Government Act’s provision requiring the allocation of positions among varied communities.”