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Board jobs should be given to retirees

In a circular dated February 3, 2016 Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua (right) directed Cabinet secretaries not to appoint any public servant to boards of parastatals.

This because the Constitution provides that a full-time State officer shall not participate in any other gainful employment. This means up to 80 senior civil servants sitting in various boards will be replaced.

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