Of the about 40 PhD applicants for a recent government opening, only one of them was shortlisted. Why do plum appointments in Kenya sometimes go to the least educated and qualified leaders? So, why, honestly, do plum State jobs keep eluding us? At no known point do we fall short of the specs for the plum State jobs. Our honest conviction is that we are ‘disqualified’ from ascending to top State jobs by a Kenyan social paradigm which long threw meritocracy out of the window.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2021 06:22 UTC