EES Investigates Ills Of Recruitment, Promotions

[Elisabeth Janaina]

EES Investigates Ills Of Recruitment, Promotions


An investigation into recruitment and promotion of government
employees in Eastern Equatoria State (EES) is underway, an official
said.


21 May 2013





Hon. Hassan Urbano Alex briefing Gurtong on the recruitment and
promotions’ investigation at his office on Monday. [Gurtong| Peter
Lokale]

By Peter Lokale Nakimangole

TORIT, 21 May 2013 [Gurtong] – The probe comes in as the ministry of
labour is accused of dubious employment practices.

An Executive Committee, formed by the State Ministry of Labour and
Public Services investigating the recruitment irregularities, is led
by State Minister of Animal Resources and Fisheries’ Hassan Urbano
Alex.

“This follows issuance of an order No.4/2013 from the State office of
the Governor that ordered a formation of an 8-member committee
basically to probe into un-procedural recruitment and promotion of
civil servants into civil service in the state,” Urbano told the press
Monday in Torit.

The Minister of Housing and Public Utilities’ Banaiah Benjamin Kitara
deputizes Urbano while a representative from the State Commission of
Physical, Planning and Monitoring is a secretary.

Other members of the committee are drawn from the State
Anti-Corruption Commission, State office of Legal Administration,
State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and State Ministry of
Labour.

The Committee is to thoroughly investigate un-procedural recruitments
and promotions of employees, crosscheck and verify each government
employee, considering period of promotions and appointments and to
crosscheck payroll system.

The Committee, according to the Order issued on 8 May 2013, will
complete and submit its report to the office of the State governor
within two weeks with effect from May 15, 2013.

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