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

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Validating documents for registration of co-operatives;
• Preparing co-operative training and education manuals and programmes;
• Developing model by-laws and co-operative registration guidelines;
• Conducting co-operative research, analysis, and interpretation;
• Developing guidelines on demand and agency notices for recovery of non-remittance and deposit refund;
• Providing technical advice on restructuring of co-operative institutions and co-operative shares trading;
• Monitoring and evaluating offshore and inter-co-operative borrowing;
• Drafting co-operative policies, guidelines, and standards;
• Approving reserved co-operative names for registration;
• Verifying applications for registration of charges and debentures;
• Developing guidelines and proposals on promotion of co-operative value addition and processing;
• Developing guidelines for statutory management in co-operatives.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Principal Co-operative Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines:-Co-operative Business, Co-operative Management, Co-operative and Community Development, Commerce, Business Administration, Law, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Agri-Business or its equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Be a member of a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated professional competence and administrative capability in work performance and results.