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Auditor-General criticizes county for favouring Kikuyus over other tribes
Auditor General Edward Ouko appears before the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament on August 13, 2015. According to a report by Mr Ouko, the Nyandarua County Public Service Board has failed to meet the 30 per cent constitutional threshold for employment of people from minority communities, and has favoured one group. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- In his 2013/2014 report, Auditor-General Edward Ouko says only six out of the 202 employees on the County Public Service Board’s payroll were from minority communities during the period.
- In May last year, members of the Turkana community living in Nyandarua stormed several government offices in Ol Kalou Town, protesting against discrimination in employment and the issuing of national identity cards.
The Nyandarua County government is on the spot over its staff ethnic composition.
According to a report by the Auditor-General, the County Public Service Board has failed to meet the 30 per cent constitutional threshold for employment of people from minority communities, and has favoured one group.
