{"id":38044,"date":"2018-08-21T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T14:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kagame-told-of-nepotism-in-job-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2018-08-22T14:35:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:35:36","slug":"kagame-told-of-nepotism-in-job-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kagame-told-of-nepotism-in-job-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame told of nepotism in job recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laurette Mugabo was part of the 2,000 young professionals convened for \u201cMeet the President\u2019 session at Intare Conference Arena in Kigali, Sunday.<\/p>\n

The group of young people from across the country and the Diaspora presented a range of views and challenges to President Paul Kagame in an interactive session.<\/p>\n

Ms. Mugabo said she had a problem about the ease of getting a job in Rwanda for the youth especially those from Diaspora.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we come here, it\u2019s really hard to get jobs. If you don\u2019t have connections, it\u2019s technically hard to get them (jobs)\u2026 a connection of someone recommending you\u2026 a friend or relative recommending you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn top of my head, my older sister graduated from the University of Kansas and sat here for one and a half years until my mum had to pull a few strings, asked a few people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mugabo said her sister applied for a job in different institutions including Rwanda Development Board recently where \u201cthey had to pull a few strings as well.\u201d <\/p>\n

The issue irritated President Kagame who said the nepotism must stop if it is the case in job recruitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sounds very bad to me. I want explanation about that,\u201d said the Head of State.
\nIngabire Marie Immacul\u00e9e, the Chairperson of Transparency International Rwanda, has told IGIHE \u201cwhat that young girl told the President is true, she wasn\u2019t lying.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recruitment process in Rwanda starts with the institution announcing a job vacancy via internet platforms. Interested candidates apply and then sit for written and interview tests.<\/p>\n

For application, people fill a form and send it to the recruiters via e-mail. The recruiting institution shortlists some candidates for tests.<\/p>\n

Ingabire said there are gaps all along the recruitment process, making it possible for bribery and injustice. She says it starts with the job vacancy announcement and continues into tests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a case of a teacher who passed away in Gasabo District and the Sector\u2019s Education Officer told the head teacher that they had found someone who wanted to pay Rwf300,000 to replace the deceased,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Angelina Muganza, the Executive Secretary of Public Service Commission, has told IGIHE that there are often problems in selecting candidates for the job tests. <\/p>\n

The report of the commission indicates that among 23 issues identified in the country\u2019s employment, some are about the recruitment of unqualified servants.<\/p>\n

They also include malpractices in placing people in jobs before completing three years in their previous positions as required by the law. <\/p>\n

Others were found in jobs without having presented the required academic documents. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot know why recruiters have chosen those servants but we tell those institutions that they were wrong in that recruitment,\u201d said Muganza.<\/p>\n

The commission also found cases where contracted recruitment consultants had close relationships with people who won the jobs, casting doubt on the recruitment.<\/p>\n

The Presidential Order states that a candidate wins a job after securing 70% of the written and interview tests combined.<\/p>\n

Muganza said they are reducing injustice in recruitment by avoiding candidates\u2019 names on answer booklets and video-recording interviews during the tests.<\/p>\n

Transparency International Rwanda suggests more efforts be put in encouraging people to report bribery as survey indicated in 2017 that graft was reported by only 15% of all who encountered the vice. <\/p>\n

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