Background

Kiambu County Public Service Board is one of the forty-seven (47) County Public Service boards established under Article 235 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and Section 57 of the County

Government Act, 2012. The Board is composed of a chairperson; four Members and certified public secretary all nominated and appointed by the County Governor with the approval of the county assembly

Mandate

Section 59(1) of the County Government Act stipulates the mandate of County Public Service Board is to:

(a) establish and abolish offices in the county public service;

(b) appoint persons to hold or act in offices of the county public service including in the Boards of cities and urban areas within the county and to confirm appointments;

(c) exercise disciplinary control over, and remove, persons holding or acting in those offices as provided for under this Part;

(d) prepare regular reports for submission to the county assembly on the execution of the functions of the Board;

(e) promote in the county public service the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232;

(f) evaluate and report to the county assembly on the extent to which the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 are complied with in the county public service;

(g) facilitate the development of coherent, integrated human resource planning and budgeting for personnel emoluments in counties;

(h) advise the county government on human resource management and development;

(i) advise county government on implementation and monitoring of the national performance management system in counties;

(j) make recommendations to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, on behalf of the county government, on the remuneration, pensions and gratuities for county public service employees.