PSC warns parastatals against using interns as office messengers
PSC chair Francis Meja told State agencies to declare vacancies now, as government internships grow from about 8,000 to 50,000 in January 2027. He also warned bosses against sending interns to buy lunch or make photocopies, the Nation reported.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has ordered heads of public institutions, State corporations and public universities to declare their vacancy slots right away, the Daily Nation reported. The government is preparing to take on 50,000 interns from January 2027. PSC Chairperson Francis Meja gave the order at the Kenya School of Government. He was addressing a forum for State agencies on human resource management and disciplinary appeals. Meja said government agencies have taken an average of 8,000 interns. Each parastatal now runs its own internship programme. From next year, these will merge into one national public service internship scheme managed by the PSC. "Immediately you go back, declare the number of vacancies that are available within your institutions," Meja told the agency heads. He also warned board chairpersons, chief executives, vice-chancellors and college principals not to misuse interns. Meja said some institutions have turned qualified graduates into errand runners instead of mentoring them. Interns have been sent to buy lunch or make photocopies, he said. "They are professionals in their own right, and reducing them to messengers misses…
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