Poor qualifications lead to poor service

The recently released Public Service Commission's Annual Report 2015 reveals a worrying trend in the public service where majority of the workers do not have formal education. The report assesses the extent to which the public service has been able to comply with the national and public service values and principles. The document is an annual progress report by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on ministries, departments and authorities.

The content of the report reveals the level of ineptitude in the public service where out of a workforce of 184,519, only 55,355 hold a degree from a recognised university. At least 10 per cent of the entire public service work force only boasts of a primary school certificate while others in this group have no academic qualifications whatsoever.