- Some 28 are from the Luo community while 27 are Kalenjins.
- The Commission has proposed a review of the policy to have guarantee use of FM stations to reach a majority of the population.
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Kikuyus and Luhyas account for the highest number of employees at the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) secretariat as of March this year, a report tabled before the National Assembly shows.
Out of the 244 staff from 23 ethnic communities, those from Agikuyu community are 57 where 30 are male whereas Luhyas account for 37.
Some 28 are from the Luo community while 27 are Kalenjins.
Minority communities which include Borana, Gabra, Rendile, Mbeere, Taita and Turkana each have only one staff at the commission.
Other ethnicities with a noteworthy number are Kambas (24), Abagusii (19), Meru (13), Embu (7) and Maasai (6).
On the distribution based on seniority levels, Kikuyus have nine at senior management level whilst Luhya and Kalenjin both have four.
The report tabled Thursday before the select committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity shows the three communities have maintained the high number of staff at the commission since 2010.
Out of the 197, 58 were Kikuyus, Luhyas (29) and Luos (25).
Among the strategies the Commission says it has employed to ensure compliance with the Constitution includes advertisement of available opportunities on the print media, its website and use of government offices.
“The Commission has developed and issued diversity policy which addresses issues on inclusivity in terms of gender, Kenya’s diverse communities, persons with disabilities and the youth,” the report states.
Among the challenges it faces in its bid to enhance diversity, it notes, are the current government policies on advertisements which requires the use of print media and internet which is not accessible to some sections of the population.
It has now proposed a review of the policy to have guarantee use of FM stations to reach a majority of the population.