233 PhD holders were among the 23,044 individuals who applied for Bomet county government jobs advertised on February 14.
According to a status report by Bomet County dated February 27, the applications received were to fill 293 positions in the county.
Moreover, the report detailed that aside from the PhD holders, the county received applications from 698 Masters holders, 15,432 degree holders, and 5,584 diploma holders among others.
The county's Public Service Board further noted that the position with the highest number of applicants was the Trade Development Officer position, which had a total of 1135 applicants.
However, only 5 vacancies were announced for the Trade Development Officer positions.
“The Board received a total of 23,044 applications comprising 13,593 males and 9,451 females. This is also inclusive of 311 People Living with Disabilities (PWDs),” the Public Service Board stated.
Additionally, the Social Welfare Officer position which had 17 vacant positions, received a total of 1,061 applications
The Public Service Board stated that the county government had begun the process of shortlisting the applicants and would reveal interview dates.
“Bomet County Public Service Board thanks all the applicants for expressing their interest to work with the County Government of Bomet.
“Processing of the applications is underway and the shortlist for interviews will be released in due course,” the statement read in part.
The Bomet County Public Service Board (BCPSB) closed the advertisement for the 293 vacant positions in various county departments on 14th February 2023.
Data from the World Bank (2022) highlighted the high unemployment rate in Kenya indicating that it grew from 2.8 per cent in 2016 to 5.7 per cent in 2020 and 2021.
The rampant cases of unemployment have resulted in many cases in the country where graduates take to the streets with placards appealing for jobs.
Examples include masters holder Kirui Cheruiyot, Samuel Meeme, and Priscilla Wambui, who took to the streets with a placard listing their qualifications hoping to land a job.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on Saturday, February 25, a professor at the Technical University of Kenya Maurice Amutabi explained that the incidences were a result of the move to the digital space which meant that newspapers no longer offered job advertisements as before forcing graduates to adopt new tactics.
