East African jobs will be re-advertised

This comes to light as the recruitment process is amended to let applicants who did not pass muster the first time around another try and this, additionally, will give first time applicants a chance to apply. 

The East African Affairs minister, Ms. Rebecca Kadaga, made this announcement at a press conference in Kampala. 

“I am happy to report that following our deliberations and negotiations, a number of positions where Uganda had been eliminated will now be re-advertised,” she said.

“The jobs will be advertised only to Ugandans, so candidates can have an opportunity to apply for those positions for which they were locked out earlier.” 

Ms Kadaga talked in broad strokes without giving specifics as to when and how these new changes will be rolled out. However, she did say that this new development will take effect soon. With respect to the positions of Kadaga clerk and deputy clerk in the East African Parliament, Ms Kadaga said the recent impasse over the matter will be resolved soon. 

The East African Community (EAC) member countries, which include Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda, have been at cross purposes over who should fill these roles. 

The EAC’S cardinal activity owes to the broadening of economic, political, social, and cultural integration amongst member countries with a view to improving the quality of life of the peoples of East Africa.

Through integration Improve market efficiency; share the costs of public goods or large infrastructure projects, reap non-economic benefits, such as peace and security, agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development, Industrialization, Natural Resources & Environment Management, Tourism, Trade & Services Development and Human Capital Development.

In the direction of these benefits and in harness with the directive of the 42nd extraordinary council meeting on May, 19 2021, the EAC Secretariat initiated the said recruitment process by advertising the vacant positions. 

As a consequence, the EAC Secretariat advertised at least 60 vacant positions to be vied for among the six member countries. 

There were more than 15,000 applications received from all the six EAC states. 

The secretariat sifted through the shortlisted candidates who would undergo interviews via the video conferencing facilities at the ministries of EAC affairs in the member countries. These interviews, however, did not pan out due to quorum issues arising out Ugandan legislators walking out of the House. 

This left Speaker Martin Ngoga no choice but to suspend sittings in October for lack of quorum. 

Their main issue raised by the Ugandan legislators was about the fairness of the process and what they claimed to be the lopsided staffing ratios in the EAC community.