BY JOACKIM KULE
The Kasese District Chairperson has warned the members of the District Service Commission against the practice of recruiting people on transfer of service, noting that the available opportunities should be given to the suitably qualified persons who have not yet been employed.
Mr. Eliphaz Muhindi Bukombi’s warning comes at a time when the district has advertised a number of employment opportunities in both Local Government and Kasese Municipal Council.
The two week’s running advert seeks to recruit qualified persons to fill the gaps existing in Kasese Municipal Council including the position of Kasese Municipal Engineer, Principal Commercial Officer, Customer Care Service, Assistant Law Enforcement Officer, Inspector of Schools, Senior Clinical Officer, Clinical Officers, Assistant Health Educator, 02 Laboratory Assistants and 02 Enrolled Midwives.
For Kasese District Local Government, the advert seeks to recruit people to fill the gaps in the Education Department including 50 Education Assistants and 01 Bus Driver.
Muhindi stresses that whereas the service commission is an independent body, he can’t allow the members to give chances to the people who want to transfer their services from other places to the district and yet there are many qualified people on the streets.
He advises them to adhere to his guidance so that they reduce on the number of unemployed people.
Mr. Muhindi reiterates his earlier call to the general public to desist from giving money to the people in disguise of helping them to go through the interviews, stressing that the jobs are given on merit and basing on the ability of applicant to answer the questions asked during the interviews.
Kasese District Chief Administrative Officer, Edward Kasagara, says that after recruiting teachers, they intend to post them to places that they are familiar with in an attempt to minimize the rate of absenteeism.
Mr. Kasagara notes that they have reports indicating that service delivery in some schools are affective because the teachers do not reach there due to the cost of living and their locations.
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