A total of 99 cases were filed against the Public Service Commission during the 2022/2023 financial year, a report shows.
The Public Service Commission Annual Report for the Financial Year 2022/2023 said a total of 42 judgments or rulings were delivered on the cases.
“The cases emanated from the exercise of disciplinary control, county appeals, establishment of offices, and the exercise of the Commission’s constitutional mandate,” the report said.
The report explained that litigations arise when the general public or public servants who are dissatisfied with the process the Commission used when exercising its Constitutional mandate, go seek redress in a court of law.
The report further noted that the commission received complaints on various human resource issues both directly from members of the public and the Commission for Administrative Justice (CAJ).
It said a total of 88 complaints were received, 16 from the CAJ and 72 directly from the public.
“Of the 88 cases received, 34 were resolved; while 54 cases were ongoing by the end of the review period, translating to 39 per cent and 61 per cent respectively,” added the report.
The 2022 /2023 Annual Report serves as an important internal appraisal tool and public engagement mechanism for the Commission.
The report which is the fourth since the launch of the PSC Strategic Plan in 2019, outlines the performance of the Commission on its operations, financial statements, achievements, challenges, and proposals on the way forward in the delivery of its mandate.
This Annual Report covers the period from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
The report is an accountability mechanism on how the commission applied institutional means towards the attainment of targets, results and outcomes under corporate and directorate-level work plans.
Recommendations of the report form the basis for the Commission’s institutional improvement strategy on how it delivers its mandate and executes its functions.
