GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4542

the following: (a) Patriotism, National Unity, Sharing and Devolution of Powers, Rule of law, Democracy and Participation of the People. (h) Human dignity, Equity, Fairness, Impartiality, Social justice, Inclusiveness, Equality, Human Rights, Non-Discrimination, Protection of the marginalized. (c) Good Governance, Integrity, Transparency and Accountability and (d) Sustainable Development The values and principles of public service as stipulated in Article 232 of the COK 2010 comprise the following: (a) High standard of professional ethics. (b) Efficient, effective and economic use of resources. (c) Responsive, prompt, effective, impartial and equitable provision of services. (d) Involvement of the people in the process of policy making; (e) Accountability for administrative acts. (f) Transparency and provision to the public timely, accurate information. (g) Fair competition and merit as the basis for appointments and promotions. (h) Affording adequate and equal opportunities for appointment, training and advancement at all levels at the public service. The Murang'a County Public Service Board was constituted on 16tii August, 2013. The Board in the course of executing its mandate has maintained a high standard of professional ethics; utilized the r. .ources available to the board with efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability. The Board has also endeavoured to have a good working relationship with two arms of Government. In this calendar year, 2019, the Board has undertaken the tollowing: 1. Observance of fair competition of appointment and promotions In doing this, the Board did the following: (i) Advertised the vacant posts in the print media and county website. (ii) Shortlisted the qualified candidates. (iii) Carried out interviews competitively. (iv) Made out appointments according to merit and in line with provisions of other relevant laws. (v) Promoted officers in accordance with performance and schemes of service. (List of appointments and promotions is attached as appendixes) 2. Observation of high standards of professional ethics The Board was trained on professional ethics and corporate governance matters by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. In the discharge of its mandate, the Board has continued to apply high standards of professional ethics not only in the recruitment process but also in other areas related to its mandate in the achievement of its' other objectives. 3. Involvement of the people in the process of policy making In doing this, the Board had engagements with members of the County Assembly and officers from the Executive on matters relating to policy guidelines. 4. Affording adequate and equal opportunities for appointment, training and advancement at all levels at the public service. In achieving this, the PSB recruited people in various vacant posts both men and women as per appendix 1 and 2. The Board also evaluated various reports of the County Human Resource Advisory Committee and promoted various persons as shown on appendix 1. 3.0 Evaluation to the Extent to Which the Values have been Complied with: As a way of evaluating the extent to which the values have been complied with, the Board has done the following: (i) The Board requests all candidates to comply with requirements of chapter 6 of the constitution. (ii) Authenticated certificates for employees and candidates who appeared for interview. This exercise is an ongoing exercise. 4.0 Upcoming and On-going Programmes The Board intends to undertake the following: (i) Conduct a baseline survey in the year 2020 to evaluate and report the extent to which the national values and principles referred to in articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution are compiled with in the County Public Service. (ii) Carry out continuous training on values and principles in public service. 5.0 Impediments Faced by the Board in the Promotion of the National Values and Principles of Governance and Public Service In the performance of its function of promotion of national values and principles of governance in the public service, the board has experienced the following challenges: 5.1 Gender Balance The Board continues to face challenges in attaining gender balance. The current workforce however is skewed towards the female gender. 5.2 Regional Balancing Whereas the board would want to uphold the requirement of regional balancing within the Country, there have been challenges when it comes to meeting minimum requirements as per the advertised vacancies across the country. Sometimes the Board finds out that during the shortlisting, there are no applicants from some regions in the country. The Board supplements adverts on print media with a caption encouraging persons from non-dominant tribes to apply for advertised jobs. 5.3 Diverse Communities Murang'a County is largely not cosmopolitan. People from other ethnic communities in the county are working as public servants, students or members of the minority business community and applicants for various vacancies from diverse communities are few. The law require that the Dominant Ethnic Group be 70 percent and non- Dominant Ethnic Group be 30 per cent according to section 55(1) (e) of the County Governments Act, No.17 of 2012. However, certain vacancies do not attract applicants from outside the Dominant Ethnic Group. The Board has strived to ensure this through advertisements that persons from other communities apply by indicating at all times that Murang'a County is an equal opportunity employer. 5.4 Political Environment The Board recognizes the fact that it operates within a political environment. This therefore can affect certain aspects of recruitments and selection exercise and by extension the board's activities. The board however strives to remain non-political while at the same time encourages consultation and consensus building in the discharge of its duties and delivering on its mandate. 5.5 Inadequate Infrastructure Inadequate infrastructure is still a challenge in Murang'a County as a whole and therefore by extension affects the Board's intention to attract competitive candidates and qualified personnel in its public service. Some of the neighboring counties are better off when it comes to infrastructure development thereby attracting applicants due to the same. The Board has noted that even some successful candidates are 3rd July, 2020 still compelled to seek residence in other Counties due to this challenge particularly when it comes to educational institutions, residential houses, ICT, medical facilities and road networks. • 5.6 Persons with Disability Advertised positions have so far attracted very few people living with disabilities. The Board has however gone out of its way to reach out to Persons Living with Disability. 5.7 Inadequate Funding This has posed a challenge in the efficient delivery of services. 6.0 Recommendations to be Implemented in the Promotion of Values and Principles The Board recommends the following be applied in order to make the national values and principles of governance and of public service be adhered to and assist in having an efficient and effective County Public Service. • Adequate budget provision be done to facilitate promotion of values and principles in public service 7.0 Conclusion The Board would wish to conclude by assuring all stakeholders that it is committed to ensuring that the national values and principles of governance in the Public Service are adhered to:- • Formulating effective measures to promote the values and principles. • Undertaking a vigorous campaign to promote them among the public officers and the general public. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2019 APPENDIX I — APPOINTMENTS Designation Job Group Male Female Total Quality Officer J 1 0 1 Senior Assistant Commissioner for Co-operative Development Q 1 Registered Nurse III H 64 13 77 Medical Officer M 6 8 14 Pharmacist M 1 6 7 Anesthetist K 3 1 4 Registered Clinical Officer III H 4 4 8 Medical Laboratory Technologist H 20 22 ECDE caregivers 1 39 40 Assistant County Director ECDE — Quality Assurance and Standard Officer P 1 Director Human Resource Management and Development R 1 Office Administrative Assistant II H 1 Information Communication Technology Officer J 1 Senior Assistant Director Human Resource Management and Development Q 1 County Attorney S 1 1 County Director of Administration R 1 Sub County Administrator Q 4 4 Clerical Officer II F 2 4 6 Chief Supply Chain Management Enforcement Officer M H 1 1 Enforcement Officer J 1 1 Deputy Director Livestock Production Q 1 Economist II/ Statistician II K 1 1 Senior Inspector (Water and Sewerage) J Information Officer III H 1 1 2 Designation Job Group Male Female Total Information Communication Technology Officer J 1 Senior Assistant Social Development Officer L Milk Procurement Supervisor L 1 1 Finance Officer K 1 1 Human Resource Assistant J 1 1 2 Sales Representative K 5 5 Sales Representative M 5 3 8 Shift Production Supervisor K 1 1 Sales Assistant H 8 1 9 Accountant J 1 1 Assistant Sales Representative H 6 1 7 Technical Electrical Operator H 3 3 Technical Mechanical Operator H 4 4 Technical Instrumental Operator H 1 1 Social Development Officer II J 1 1 2 Information Communication Technology Officer K 1 Principal Environment and Natural Resource Officer N 1 Structural Assistant III H 1 1 Medical Laboratory Technologist H 6 16 33 19 52 APPENDIX II — PROMOTIONS Job Group Male Female Total N 15 10 25 J 71 159 230 H 19 38 57 L 17 27 44 E 2 2 4 G 0 6 6 F 8 2 10 K 16 46 62 P 3 3 6 M 4 6 10 D 1 0 1 TOTAL 156 299 455 TOTAL FEMALE=304 MALE = 147 DOMINIC M. MATHENGE, Secretary, Murang'a County Public Service Board. CATHERINE WANJIKU, MR/0781740 Chairperson, Murang'a County Public Service Board.