Public Service Commission (Kenya)

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The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Kenya is an Independent government Commission established under the Constitution of Kenya to manage human resources in the Kenya Civil Service and the Local Authorities. ^[1]

Roles and Functions of the Commission

Article 234 of the Constitution outlines the functions and powers of the Public Service Commission. According to the article the Commission is expected to:

• Establish and abolish office in the public service;
• Appoint persons to hold or act in public offices, and to confirm appointments;
• Exercise disciplinary control over and remove persons holding or acting in those offices;
• Promote the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 throughout the public service;
• Investigate, monitor and evaluate the organization, administration and personnel practices of the public service;
• Ensure that the public service is efficient and effective;
• Develop human resources in the public service;
• Review and make recommendations to the national government in respect of conditions of service, code of conduct and qualifications of officers in the public service;
• Evaluate and report to the President and Parliament on the extent to which the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 are complied with in the public service;
• Hear and determine appeals in respect of county governments’ public service; and
• Perform any other functions and exercise any other powers conferred by national legislation.

The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 further bestows upon the Commission other functions which include the following:

• Nominating persons to the Judicial Service Commission and Salaries Remuneration Commission under Articles 171(2) and 230(2){b} respectively;
• Recommending persons to be appointed as Principal Secretaries under Article 155 (2) (a); and
• Receiving petitions for the removal of the Director of Public Prosecutions and recommending appointment of a tribunal to investigate the complaints under Article 158(2) (3) and (4).

Membership

The current membership of the Commission is as follows:^[2]

• Professor Margaret Kobia, PhD, CBS - Chairperson
• Ambassador Peter O. Ole Nkuraiyia - Vice Chairperson
• Professor Michael N.I. Lokuruka, PhD - Member
• Titus M. Ndambuki, CBS, HSC - Member
• Patrick G. Gichohi, CBS - Member
• Dr. Judith E. Bwonya - Member
• Lawrence Kitti Nyalle - Member
• Veronica Birgen - Member
• Catherine R. Omweno - Member

References

External links

• 'Official Site'

Kenya Government Commissions
Independent	Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Commission on Administrative Justice Public Service Commission National Land Commission Parliamentary Service Commission Judicial Service Commission Commission on Revenue Allocation Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Salaries and Remuneration Commission Teachers Service Commission National Police Service Commission Office of the Auditor-General Office of the Controller of Budget Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
Time Bound	Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board
Law Enforcement	National Cohesion and Integration Commission Kenya Law Reform Commission
Others	Permanent Presidential Music Commission Permanent Presidential Commission on Soil Conservation and Afforestation

Kenya Government Regulatory Bodies
Media, Arts and Telecommunication	Kenya Film Commission Communications Commission of Kenya Kenya Film Classification Board Information and Communication Technology Authority
Environment and Health Care	Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board Pharmacy and Poisons Board National Environment Management Authority
Commercial and Financial Services	Insurance Regulatory Authority Retirement Benefits Authority Central Bank of Kenya Capital Markets Authority Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority Competition Authority of Kenya Betting Control and Licensing Board
Manufacturing and Agriculture	Kenya Bureau of Standards Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services
Transport, Infrastructure and Energy	Water Services Regulatory Board Energy Regulatory Commission Kenya Road Board Kenya Civil Aviation Authority Kenya Maritime Authority
Public Sector Management	Teachers Service Commission Public Service Commission Public Procurement Oversight Authority