Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Rotich cancels interviews of Directors
Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Wisley Rotich has cancelled planned interviews of directors and Iten County Referral Hospital CEO which had been internally advertised by the County Public Service Board.
Mr Rotich said the list of candidates shortlisted by the board had not met his desired criteria thereby advising the board to advertise the positions afresh externally to attract more suitable candidates.
In a notice to the board chair, the governor said a fresh advertisement would give more candidates opportunity to express interest and eventually recruit the most suitable and qualified candidates for the positions that can deliver.
Four positions for directors and the CEO post of Iten County Referral Hospital were advertised which according to the governor, the internal advisements had earlier been considered as a way of managing the county’s wage bill.They include positions of director resource mobilization and partnerships development,director peace, conflict resolution and disaster management, youth empowerment and enterprise development(Pepea Program)
and director, service delivery unit.
He said: “The positions were established to expedite the fulfillment of my manifesto. From the shortlist, it clearly shows that either few candidates or few were shortlisted eventually reducing the pool of qualified professionals to choose from which may not yield my desired the desired results that meet the expectations of our community.”
The advertisement saw the board shortlist a few number of candidates while some were shortlisted in almost all positions causing a public outcry.
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