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Members have called for the postponement of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) ranger recruitment exercise that was set to commence next week.
This call was made on Thursday, April 11, 2024 after Hon. William Kamket (Tiaty) requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee of Tourism and Wildlife on the process of recruitment of KWS rangers.
βHon. Speaker, I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife on why the KWS was conducting recruitment at the county level as opposed to sub-county level which will help to alleviate travel costs for the potential recruits. I also request for a statement on whether it is possible to relocate the recruitment venues to the sub-county level,β Hon. Kamket said.
Several Members raised the same concerns and asked for the postponement of the exercise until a suitable formula is in place to ensure that it is conducted in a manner that will guarantee equity across the country.
Leader of the Minority Party, Hon Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja) asked for the exercise to be suspended with immediate effect.Β
βAs a house, we do not want to be seen as micro-managing the Executive. However this matter requires some unique intervention. This matter should be suspended with immediate effect so that the recruitment can meet the expectation of Kenyans. If left as is, young Kenyans will be forced to travel abnormal distances just to receive an equal opportunity,β Hon. Wandayi said.
Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichungβwah (Kikuyu) stated that as a country, we should not be punishing unemployed young Kenyans by forcing them to travel long distances just to seek employment.
He further called for the recruitment exercise to be done at the constituency level to allow Parliament to perform its oversight function on the entire recruitment process.
βThis exercise should be held at the constituency level and not at the county level so that we can ensure that there is fairness in the exercise.Β We do not want to see cases of non-residents masquerading as local youth and taking up opportunities set aside for youth in the assigned recruitment areas,β he said.
Deputy Speaker, Hon. Gladys Boss (Uasin Gishu) guided the Chairperson of the Committee of Tourism and Wildlife to invite the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife as soon as possible to address the concerns raised by the Members.
