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House report: Kalenjin, Kikuyu dominate jobs in 14 State agencies

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Parliament building in Nairobi. June 15, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A new report released by the National Assembly's Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity shows that six out of 14 public institutions' jobs are dominated by the Kikuyu community.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen 31.73 per cent), Kenya Trade Network Agency (30 per cent), Kenya Medical Research Institute (25.83 per cent), Kenya National Highways Authority (24.16 per cent), Kenya Bureau Standards (18.47 per cent) and Anti Counterfeit Authority (18.1 per cent) have the highest number of Kikuyu staff members.

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