Kalenjins Dominate Majority of Jobs in Counties; NCIC Audit Report.
According to a report from National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Kalenjins Dominate Majority of Jobs in Counties.
The Audit’s main objective was establish ethnic diversity compliance in counties. Diversion covers; culture, race, ethnicity, gender and religion.
NCIC stated,”Our main problem as a country is inequitable distribution of resources. The theatre of this conflict is in counties.”
They indicated that Kalenjins have taken 15.83 per cent of the total 184, 876 jobs in the 47 counties.
The list follows; Kikuyu community who have taken 15.77 per cent of jobs then Luhya (11.6 per cent), Luo (9.81 per cent), Kamba (8.88 per cent), Kisii (7.68 per cent), Meru (4.88 per cent) and Mijikenda (4.60 per cent).
The commissioner Makori stated,”It is sad to note that 29 tribes take only one per cent of the jobs. This is shocking, it is not inclusive.”
On the bright side, NCIC pointed out that counties have made improvements in matters, in employing women.
Commissioner Nyutu stated,”The audit showed of the total 184, 876 employees, 53 per cent are women. On employment of women, we have no quarrels,”
On the number of employees per county, Nairobi was found out to have the highest number of employees at 13, 510 followed by Kakamega (7,087) and Bungoma (6,477).
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