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Beware pitfalls of counties politicising employment

Kenya: Nandi County governor Cleophas Lagat’s brave decision to go against elders from his community and follow the Constitution deserves commendation.

Mr Lagat is reported to have reminded the powerful Nandi Council of Elders that the Constitution demanded that 70 per cent of jobs should go to the indigenous community while 30 per cent is taken up by professionals from other regions to maintain a national outlook.

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