The Commission dates back to 1954 when Civil Service Commission was established by British Colonial Government following Holmes Commission Report, 1948; Civil Service Commission was advisory to the Governor in matters of appointments; At independence in 1963 it was enshrined in the constitution and renamed Public Service Commission; Independence Constitution had Regional PSC’s but abolished in 1964 following constitutional amendments; It is the oldest Constitutional Commission and its mandate has expanded over the years.

Duties and responsibilities 

This is the entry grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Overseeing construction and maintenance of farm structures;
• Giving  advice  on dip designing, siting and appraising construction ; and
• Inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments;
• Training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
• Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;
• Carrying out simple treatment of animals;
• Participating in disease search, collecting and collating data and writing technical reports; keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;
• Maintaining dairy units;
• Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• Undertaking equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch; inspecting livestock stock routes;
• Rearing experimental animals;
• Issuing of livestock movement permits;
• Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading; and
• Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations and inspection of retail outlets of foods of animal origin.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Have Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; – Animal Health Management; Animal Production, Animal Production and Health Management, Environmental Health Sciences, Livestock Economics or Health Extension from a recognized institution; and
• Be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board