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The Chapter six nonsense denying Kenyan Youths Employment Opportunities

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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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The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) has released a list of approved engineering programmes in Kenya that excludes top engineering courses from University Of Nairobi (UoN), Kenyatta University (KU), Moi University (MU), Egerton University (EU), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology (JKUAT), Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Dedan Kimathi University of Sciense and Tech (DEUST), Technical University of Mombasa and Multimedia University.

The move by the board implies that thousands of students pursuing engineering courses or who have graduated will miss out on professional accreditation by the EBR, narrowing their chances of getting jobs.

Below is a list of courses approved by the ERB as at 13/05/2020.

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NO	UNIVERSTY	ENGINEERING COURSE
1	University of Nairobi	BSc. - (Civil Engineering)
2	University of Nairobi	BSc. - (Agricultural Engineering)
3	University of Nairobi	BSc. - (Mechanical Engineering)
4	University of Nairobi	BSc. - (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
5	University of Nairobi	BSc. - (Electrical Engineering)
6	University of Nairobi	BSc. - (Biosystems Engineering)
7	Moi University	B.Tech. - (Electrical & Communications Engineering)
8	Moi University	B.Tech. - (Civil & Structural Engineering)
9	Moi University	B.Tech. - (Textile Engineering)
10	Moi University	B.Tech. - (Chemical & Process Engineering)
11	Moi University	B.Tech. - (Production Engineering)
12	Moi University	B.Tech. - (Mechanical & Production Engineering)
13	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Mechanical & Production Engineering)
14	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Chemical & Process Engineering)
15	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Civil & Structural Engineering)
16	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering)
17	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
18	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Industrial & Textile Engineering)
19	Moi University	B.Eng. - (Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering)
20	JKUAT	BSc. - (Mechanical Engineering)
21	JKUAT	BSc. - (Agricultural Engineering)
22	JKUAT	BSc. - (Civil Engineering)
23	JKUAT	BSc. - (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
24	JKUAT	BSc. - (Mechatronic Engineering)
25	JKUAT	BSc. - (Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering)
26	JKUAT	BSc. - (Mineral and Mining Engineering)
27	JKUAT	BSc. - (Marine Engineering)
28	Egerton University	BSc. - (Agricultural Engineering)
29	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	BSc. - (Mechanical Engineering)
30	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	BSc. - (Mechatronic Engineering)
31	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	BSc . - (Civil Engineering)
32	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	BSc. - (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
33	Kenyatta University	BSc. - (Mechanical Engineering)
34	Kenyatta University	BSc. - (Civil Engineering)
33	Kenyatta University	BSc. - (Electrical Engineering)
35	Technical University of Mombasa	BSc. - (Civil Engineering)
36	Technical University of Mombasa	BSc. - (Mechanical Engineering)
37	Technical University of Mombasa	BSc. - (Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
38	Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology	BSc. - (Civil and Structural Engineering)
39	Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology	BSc. - (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)
40	Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology	BSc. - (Electrical and Communication Engineering)
41	MultiMedia University of Kenya	BSc. - (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering)
42	MultiMedia University of Kenya	BSc. - (Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering)
43	University of Eldoret	B.Eng. - (Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering)
44	University of Eldoret	B.Eng. - (Mechanical & Production Engineering)
45	University of Eldoret	B.Eng. - (Mechanical & Production Engineering)
45	Technical University of Kenya	B.Eng. -(Civil Engineering)
46	Technical University of Kenya	B.Eng. -(Civil Engineering)

SRC: http://ebk.or.ke/accredited-engineering-programs/

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Updated: List of Engineering Courses approved by Engineering Board of Kenya (EBK)