This archive report was first published on 13 August 2019.
Kenya National Examinations Council CEO Mercy Karogo. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO | NMG
Kenya's big four ethnic groups - Luhya, Kikuyu, Luo, and Kalenjin - dominate jobs at the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec), according to a new internal report.
Released in August 2019, the report found that these four groups control 65.04 percent of the jobs at the agency, despite accounting for less than half of the Kenyan population.
Under the diversity policy for State Ministries, Departments and Agencies released in December 2015 by the Public Service Commission, ethnic groups whose job representation surpasses their corresponding national population proportion are considered to be over-represented.
The diversity policy aimed to tackle the problem of over-representation by setting hiring quotas for ethnic groups and disadvantaged classes such as the disabled.
However, the report suggests that the policy has not been effective in addressing the issue, with the big four ethnic groups continuing to hold a disproportionate number of positions at Knec.
