Four ethnic communities in Kenya have dominated the top management in the civil service, according to a report sent to Parliament.
The report by Public Service CS Margaret Kobia shows that Kikuyus hold 120 of the 416 senior positions in government.
They are followed by the Kalenjins with 45 positions, Luo (41), Luhya (33), Kamba (27), Meru (27) and Kisii (22).
Others are Maasai (19), Mijikenda (10), Taita (8), Turkana (7), Boran (7) and Embu (6).
The rest are Kenyan Asian (1), Gabra (3), Degodia (1), Kenyan Arabs (2), Kuria (3), Mbeere (2), Ogaden (1), Orma (2), other Kenyan (1), Pokot (3), Samburu (1), Shirazi (1), Teso (4) and Tharaka (1).
The CS however notes that a comparative analysis of the total number of top managers across government in comparison with the 2019 census shows that all counties are represented.
"The government endeavours to adhere to the policy on regional balancing and affirmative action during recruitment and promotion of its staff while cognisant of the need to maintain professionalism and meritocracy in order to match between job requirements and competencies,"Kobia said.
She added; "In addition, senior positions in government are competitively filled through advertisements and interviews."
Out of the 416 senior mangers in government, 22 are Cabinet Secretaries, 26 CAS, 42 PS, seven are in job group v, 48 in job group U and 272 in job group T.
