The Chapter six nonsense denying Kenyan Youths Employment Opportunities

Unemployment in Kenya

There is this job requirement especially in public sector appointments that one must meet the threshold of Chapter 6 of our constitution. Then they state that one must have clearance from HELB, EACC, CRBs, certificate of good conduct, KRA tax compliance etc etc Now, I think Kenyans in our characteristic fashion are out doing ourselves with stupidity. These requirements are being demanded even for very lowly jobs like accounts assistant, HR assistants, secretary, junior IT etc most of which are entry level. 

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In my opinion, the youth are being denied employment opportunities using this chapter six nonsense. How would a fresh graduate get a clearance say from HELB when he has not even gotten a job to pay his first installment. How is that youth who keeps getting short term odd jobs just to survive and life is so difficult that he is unable to pay his mshwari loan or any other loan, supposed to get clearance from the credit reference bureau? He is listed in the first place because of lack of money and that is why he is looking for a job. So to be indebted is a crime now? 

How does a tax compliance certificate help when it is required of someone who has never even earned and has therefore never paid any tax? How do these useless certificates of “Good” conduct help in a country where the rate of crimes recorded to police is less than 1% and the police do not even have a central database. How many people are walking our streets who have fleeced companies of millions, got discovered, got the sack and a disclaimer photo in the papers, but because their employers never followed the matter legally, their criminal past will never appear anywhere when CID is looking for their criminal records in order to give them the Certificate of Good Conduct.

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More importantly, has this chapter six stopped the big guys from fleecing Kenyans billions from public coffers? Did chapter six stop CS Wario, Ann Waiguru, Ngilu, Rotich, Ruto etc ? Did chapter six stop Joho from importing uncustomed and undeclared contraband sugar? I say this chapter six nonsense is being misused greatly. Some of these organizations asking for chapter six requirements do not even qualify for chapter six themselves. Some county governments and parastatals are indebted heavily to the tune of billions to a point where some utility companies have sometimes cut off services like water and electricity because of nonpayment yet you find them requiring the chapter six credentials in their advertised jobs. Do they themselves qualify for the credit bureau certification with all those overdue debts? I don’t think so. Nonsense!!! 

RESIST. REVOLT.

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