South Sudan Government is recruiting Kenyan civil servants to work in South Sudan

• By The Staff Writers

(NAIROBI – UNT) The South Sudan government has launched an ambitious plan to lure more than 25 Kenyans serving in their government there to consider taking up jobs currently offered in various sectors of government in the Africa’s newest state.

The plan was executed through the Kenya’s Public Services commission whom advertised the initiative targeting the currently working and the retired kenyans in various sort government as well as private sectors.

The jobs offered by the Juba government include air traffic controllers, economists, accountants as well as Engineers. Other jobs advertised through the Kenyan job advertiser include public communication, labour, quality assurance, film production, veterinary and legal officers.

Emerging from two consecutive civil wars, South Sudan has an illiteracy rate of 73% according to reports by the national bureau of statistics. with about 52% living below the poverty line. As of late, recent graduates from South Sudan Universities complained of being neglected for higher governmental roles.

According to the Government, any successful Kenyan will be paid a salary of approximately SSP12,000 (US$3000) to SSP16,000 (US$4,000) a month, depending on the qualifications and experience. The Upper Nile Times understood that, the clients will be predominantly based in Juba for the first two years of their contract and then move to another city within South Sudan for the remaining parts of their duties. The Juba Government also said that those workers will have their air tickets pay for for the two year duration of their work and have an annual leave of 45 days in each given year.

The Kenyan Public Service Commission (KPSC) also said that the identified serving civil servants will continue receiving their salaries from the Kenyan Government "to cater for statutory deductions and upkeep of their families."

UNTIMES

http://untimes.org/index.php/south-sudan/item/444-recruiting-kenyans21333?q

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