MPs accuse KNEC of fueling ethnic imbalance

Kenya National Examination Council’s offices in Nairobi. Seven communities have taken 306 of the 341 job positions at the exam body. [File, Standard]

Members of Parliament have accused Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) of fueling ethnic imbalance in its recruitment.

A document by the examination body tabled before the National Assembly’s Cohesion and Equal Opportunity committee revealed that communities that have had more members continue to get hired in large numbers against the requirement.