Kenyan government grapples with huge staff shortfalls in critical sectors

Margaret Kobia, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission

NAIROBI, KENYA: The civil service is contending with an acute shortage of workers in major sectors, including health and engineering.

A human resource skills audit based on the highest academic qualifications, area of specialisation, professional qualification, job, families and years of service conducted in 2015 revealed that the most affected sectors were health, engineering, information technology and architecture.