Governor Hillary Barchok taken to task over hiring staff from the same community

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok when he appeared before the Committee on County Public Account and Investments (CPAIC) chaired by Senator Ochilo Ayacko at the Kenyatta International conference centre (KICC) Nairobi. September 14, 2021. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A parliamentary committee has put Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok in a spot for recruiting majority of county employees from his community.

According to Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s report for the county’s financial year 2018/2019, all the 73 people employed during the period in review hailed from the Rift Valley, which members of the County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC) faulted.