On the opposite end of the scale, the report highlights glaring under-representation of smaller communities.
A comparison with 2023 staffing figures shows a slight decline in representation from the two dominant groups.
The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is on the spot after it emerged that two ethnic communities – Kikuyu and Kalenjin – occupy nearly half of jobs at the State corporation, highlighting inequality in access to public sector employment among Kenya’s 43 communities.
A report submitted to the National Assembly Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity shows that the duo accounts for 44.3 per cent (1,080) of the company’s 2,437 staff. KenGen is majority owned by the National Treasury.
