Introduction
Last week, we looked at the Public Service Commission (PSC) that is constitutionally empowered to appoint, discipline and remove public officers. It is the institution that the public looks forward to in ensuring that there is a fair, equitable and transparent system for government employment. We, however, saw how Ministries, Departments and Regions are recruiting large numbers of persons as contracted employees at significantly higher salaries and other conditions of service without the involvement of the PSC. In addition, there is no evidence to indicate how the concerned agencies selected and remunerate these persons, and therefore the issue is also one of transparency.
Despite what is clearly a dilution of the Commission’s authority and seemingly a degutting of the traditional public service, we are yet to learn of any word of protest from that body.