By E, KNA
A section of religious leaders from Uasin Gishu County wants the government to put up proper structures to entrench fairness in the recruitment for public service jobs.
They insisted that it was time such exercises including the police, army and teacher recruitments exercises were undertaken with utmost fairness and transparency to restore the confidence of the public.
The religious leaders asked the state actors to instill some semblance of integrity during the recruitment drives to foster public trust to attract more competent individuals for such job offers noting in recent times, they were marred with claims of rampant corruption, bias and favouritism.
Speaking at Umoja PAG Church in Eldoret during the centennial celebration of the church, the clergy led by Reverend Rodgers Lusisa urged the government to ensure that meritocracy based on qualifications, skills and probably experience were the cornerstone of the exercise.
He warned that the public service was a unifying factor in a nation and should not be left to an exclusive club of those with connections and deep pockets to bribe for appointment at the expense of the have-nots and less fortunate members of the society.
“The country won’t succeed and might fall out completely if the exercises continue to be plagued with allegations of corruption and favouritism that erodes public trust, denying deserving individuals a chance to serve in such critical institutions,” he retorted.
Reverend Lusisa appealed to leaders across board to help build a stronger and more professional police service that is better equipped to perform its duties and serve the public effectively.
