Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has cautioned job seekers against engaging in bribery in order to secure employment in the County Government.

Addressing healthcare professionals during a policy sensitisation forum at her office, the Governor advised all job seekers to pursue the established channels of job application to avoid falling prey to conmen. 

The governor said lots of unsuspecting job seekers are being conned by unscrupulous individuals who are out for their own selfish gains. 

Through the recently launched policies and guidelines, Machakos County has adopted a transparent hiring process that will safeguard job seekers from exploitation by swindlers. 

“Please follow the established channels because if you lose your money through bribery you won’t have anyone to blame,” she said.

Machakos County Secretary Dr. Muya Ndambuki said that when governor Wavinya took office in 2022, the County absolutely had no structures in place for the public service.

Recently, Governor Ndeti launched 10 different policies that are aimed at shaping the work culture, efficiency, conflict resolution, productivity and fairness among many other things.

Public Board Chairperson Albanus Mutisya said that when they came in there were so many glaring gaps in the public service establishment because there were no documents and schemes of service to guide their operations but now everything is on the right trajectory.

As the County government embarks on this new chapter, Governor Wavinya has declared that it is not going to be business as usual as she also cautioned politicians from inciting the public against health workers. 

In the recent past, two health professionals were assaulted by members of the public as a result of political incitement.

The Governor has also said that she is ready to take hard steps to correct historical injustices that were committed before she took office. 

“I was very disappointed to discover unprocedural promotions that were done shortly before I took office and people being given roles in areas they didn’t study for.” She said adding that, “Imagine a trained lawyer being assigned to supervise garbage collection yet they studied law and ECDE teachers serving as village managers

Governor Wavinya has expressed great confidence in her administration’s commitment to revolutionize the healthcare system for the current and future generations. 

The scheduled commissioning of ten new Level 4 facilities and the construction of the upcoming Muindi Mbingu Level 6 speciality hospital is bound to enhance service delivery across Machakos County.