Narok leaders have condemned massive corruption during the recruitment of armed forces in the county that has left many youth from poor background jobless.
Governor Patrick Ntutu said the trend has made many families sell their land and livestock so that their children can earn favour from the recruiting officers whereas the recruitment is totally free.
“In some incidents, the family gives money but do not get the jobs because someone else has given more money. This trend must come to an end,” said governor Ntutu.
He promised to personally move across all the recruiting fields every time the recruitment exercise is ongoing so that he can monitor the progress and ensure that those recruited are those that deserved and that they did not pay a single shilling.
Ntutu who served as a Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in charge of Interior in the former administration called on all elected leaders to help in eradicating corruption during job recruitment by being on the ground when the exercise is ongoing and reporting any suspicious person.
Emurrua DIkirr MP Johanna Ngeno, who initiated the conversation alleged that in his constituency, the talented young men who qualifty to join the armed forces were always left behind during the recruitment exercise.
“I am told there people who have sold their land to get recruitment. President William Ruto has said the jobs are free and should be given to the deserving people. I will personally be in the recruiting field to ensure that the exercise is transparent, free and fair,” said Ngeno.
His sentiments were reiterated by Kilgoris MP Charles Sunkuli who called on the County Commissioner and the security team to be alert to finish the vice.
“The money they pay to get recruited is too much and can only be returned after five years of employment. This means even those who are lucky to get the job still do not enjoy their salary because it takes a long time to repay the money they had given out during recruitment,” he added.
On his part, Narok County Commissioner Isaac Masinde called on the residents to report any incident of corruption saying most of those incidents do not get to his office early enough.
“We get to know of such incidents when someone has paid money and is denied a job. We want people not to give out money and instead report incidents of corruption. This is the only way we will help one another,” said Masinde.
The leaders spoke during the Mashujaa Day celebrations held at DEB Kilgoris Primary School in Trans Mara West Sub County.
The celebrations were also attended by Narok County Senator Ledama Ole Kina, Narok South MP Kitilai Ole Ntutu and Narok Deputy Governor Tamalinye Koech among others.