Those approved are Herbert Otim, as the Chairperson of the Commission and two other members; Harriet Anyango and John Michael Ejagu. The nomination of Philomena Akello and John Francis Obokor was rejected, according to Richard Ssebandeke, the Kapelebyong Chief Administrative Officer- CAO.
The Public Service Commission has approved three out of the five
members submitted by Kapelebyong District Council to head the District Service
Commission.
Those approved are Herbert Otim, as the Chairperson of the
Commission and two other members; Harriet Anyango and John Michael Ejagu. The nomination of Philomena
Akello and John Francis Obokor was rejected, according to Richard Ssebandeke,
the Kapelebyong Chief Administrative Officer- CAO.
Although Ssebandeke declined to divulge details about the matter, URN has
learnt that some of the councillors at the district petitioned the ministry over
the credibility of some individuals recommended for the service commission job. The sources that preferred
anonymity said that some councillors raised political inclinations of the
proposed persons with the district chairperson, Francis Akorikin.
But Akorikin said that all the proposed names were subjected
to the scrutiny of council members before they were submitted for approval. He, however, notes that the three members approved already form a
quorum to help the district recruit personnel, urgently needed at the district.
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Since its inception in 2018, Kapelebyong has been relying on
other districts to recruit staff due to the absence of the substantive council
to identify and recommend persons for approval by the Public Service
Commission. The district has a more than 60 per cent staffing gap, with
most of the personnel, including all heads of department in acting positions.
Last Financial Year, the district returned over 900
million Shillings meant for recruitment of staff in the district to the treasury. Another 1.7 billion Shillings meant for staff recruitment is on the line if the district doesn’t
recruit on time.
Angella Akurut, the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Kapelebyong says that the
has been performing poorly in many sectors because of staffing gaps.
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During the budget conference held on Wednesday, Akurut hinted that they are stuck with almost a billion shillings of the Parish Development Model
because there are no parish chiefs to help implement the program.
Edward Eninu
Freelancer