Job hunting is costly, you must plan for it

Geoffrey Maina, a high school teacher, was happy when he saw an advert for a civil service job in his native Nyeri County. From the requirements, he realised that he would have to move fast to secure an interview and, hopefully, a job at the end of it all. Among the requirements were compliance certificates from the Higher Education Loans Board (Helb) and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).

Others were a certificate of good conduct from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). He also required a letter from a Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) indicating that he didn’t owe any financial institution money.