Kyotera District Service Commission cautions against bribes

Sep 24, 2020

Rose Nalubowa, the Kyotera DSC chairperson, said job seekers now openly offer money to the recruiting officers. She said such bribes affect the employee’s productivity since they know that they paid for the job.

Job seekers in Kyotera district have been cautioned against paying bribes to district officials during recruitment.There have been protests by job applicants in the past, accusing some of the members of the District Service Commission (DSC) of soliciting bribes in order to be short-listed.

Rose Nalubowa, the Kyotera DSC chairperson, said job seekers now openly offer money to the recruiting officers. She said such bribes affect the employee's productivity since they know that they paid for the job. She added that this negatively affects the output and overall staff confidence.

"I always advise applicants to desist from paying bribes to a district official. This will save you from losing twice if you are not short-listed," she said.Nalubowa said the commission has always turned down huge offers to endorse specific people for jobs.

Turning down bribes, she noted, has, on many occasions made them unpopular. She noted that the practice is common among people without competent skills or those without the required academic credentials, and, therefore, fear to go through the legitimate process.

Nalubowa added that DSC needs officials with a high level of integrity, to reject bribes. "In most cases, when you reject a bribe, you create enemies, yet the recruitment process requires utmost transparency," she added.

She said there should be confidence-building among job seekers so that they do not offer bribes even when they are solicited by public officials. She equally asked members of the commission to have the confidence to turn down offers for a bribe.Nalubowa also noted that there are some officials who act as middlemen and receive money, claiming to be working on the commission's behalf. She explained that Kyotera is still a young district, which needs competent people to develop it.

"How can we trust people who pay bribes to get jobs? They will take the job for granted because they paid to get it," she added. Nalubowa argued that when the competent applicants pass the interview on merit and are listed for appointments, those who fail are inclined to believe that the successful applicants paid a bigger price.

"We have put posters and leaflets about corruption and bribery at all sub-county headquarters, cautioning the public against paying bribes and to report any officer soliciting bribes in exchange for jobs," she said.

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