By Staff Reporter
Those eyeing Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Chief Executive Officer position have until 8th December 2020 to submit their applications.
The position is currently held by Mercy Wahome in acting capacity after it fell vacant when John Muraguri was sent on terminal leave in a twist of drama centered on procurement.
In a letter dated November 11th, Board Chair Joe Ager directed Muraguri to hand over to Wahome as acting CEO. The letter was copied to Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha, PS Amb. Simon Nabukwesi and State Corporation Advisory Committee Secretary Wanjiku Wahome.
“The Human Resource Manager has confirmed to the board that you have 38 leave days… You are instructed, therefore, to proceed on your annual leave with immediate effect and report back on January 11th, 2021,” reads the letter.
Muraguri’s contract with KUCCPS was to expire on 9th March 2021. However, in the letter, Chairman Ager said that the Board will consider paying Muraguri any outstanding leave days he will have worked by February 2021.
Ms. Wahome, who had resigned from KUCCPS as the Manager Research, Strategy and Knowledge in September this year withdrew her resignation to pave way for her appointment as acting CEO.
“I have reflected on the persuasion by the CEO and the chair on behalf of the placement board to reconsider the notice of resignation and hereby write to cancel the notice and offer to continue with my employment with the placement service,” reads a letter Wahome signed in November.
The board also sacked two senior officials after an elaborate disciplinary process over the procurement of Sh13.9 million servers.
Section 9 of the Universities Act has it that there shall be a Secretary of the Commission who shall be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary on the recommendation of the Commission following a competitive recruitment process and who shall serve for five years, which term may be renewable once.
