The County Government of Kitui, through the Kitui County Public Service Board, invites applications from qualified, competent, and suitably experienced individuals to fill a number of permanent and pensionable positions within various departments at the Kitui County Headquarters. These opportunities are available across key functional areas including health and sanitation, finance, human resource management, economics and statistics, and information communication technology. The recruitment exercise aims to strengthen service delivery by attracting professionals who can effectively support county operations in line with public service values, statutory requirements, and development objectives.
All advertised positions are based at the Kitui County Headquarters and fall under different job groups as outlined in the respective roles. The appointments will be on permanent and pensionable terms, subject to successful completion of the recruitment process. Applicants are expected to demonstrate integrity, competence, and commitment to public service. The County Government of Kitui upholds principles of fairness, transparency, merit, and inclusivity in recruitment and encourages applications from qualified youth, women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from minority and marginalized communities.
- Principal Information Communication Technology Officer
Job Group CPSB 06 (N)
Number of Posts: Two (2)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 58,360 x 2,750 – 61,110 x 2,920 – 64,030 x 3,080 – 67,110 x 3,540 – 70,650 x 3,690 – 74,340 x 3,890 – 78,230 x 3,900 – 82,130 x 4,010 – 86,140 x 4,060 – 90,200 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Principal Information Communication Technology Officer will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership within the ICT function of the Health and Sanitation Department. The role involves coordinating the development, implementation, and maintenance of ICT systems to support departmental operations and service delivery.
Specific duties include systems development, implementation, and allocation in line with departmental and county objectives. The officer will coordinate systems development activities, oversee implementation processes, and ensure that all ICT systems are properly maintained and aligned with established standards. The role also involves carrying out feasibility studies for proposed ICT projects and initiatives, preparing progress reports on systems development, and evaluating existing systems to ensure compliance with approved ICT standards and policies.
Additional responsibilities include planning, monitoring, and evaluating programmes and activities within the ICT division or unit, training staff, preparing staff performance reports, and ensuring adherence to information communication technology standards. The officer will liaise with user departments to facilitate effective maintenance and utilization of ICT equipment and review hardware maintenance feasibility studies and detailed specifications before implementation.
- Information Communication Technology Officer II
Job Group CPSB 10 (J)
Number of Posts: Two (2)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 x 1,390 – 36,770 x 1,460 – 38,230 x 1,470 – 39,700 x 1,470 – 41,170 x 1,520 – 42,690 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Information Communication Technology Officer II will support the design, implementation, and maintenance of ICT systems within the Health and Sanitation Department. The role focuses on ensuring that ICT infrastructure and applications operate efficiently and meet user needs.
Key duties include analyzing, designing, coding, testing, and implementing computer programs, as well as providing user support for various systems. The officer will maintain support systems, conduct user training, and offer technical assistance to ensure effective utilization of ICT resources. Responsibilities also include repairing and maintaining ICT equipment and associated peripherals, receiving and installing new ICT equipment, and certifying such equipment for use. The role further involves configuring new ICT equipment to meet operational requirements.
- Health Administrative Officer II
Job Group CPSB 10 (J)
Number of Posts: Two (2)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 x 1,390 – 36,770 x 1,460 – 38,230 x 1,470 – 39,700 x 1,470 – 41,170 x 1,520 – 42,690 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Health Administrative Officer II will be responsible for supporting the administrative operations of health facilities and ensuring the efficient management of resources and services. The role involves undertaking a range of administrative duties, including procurement, provision, and maintenance of facilities.
Additional responsibilities include preparation of budgets, overseeing the welfare of staff and patients, and ensuring the security of both personnel and facilities. The officer will also be responsible for the general upkeep of the hospital, ensuring that facilities are maintained in a safe, functional, and orderly condition that supports effective healthcare delivery.
- Mortuary Technician III
Job Group CPSB 12 (G)
Number of Posts: Six (6)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 23,700 x 1,040 – 24,740 x 1,070 – 25,810 x 1,090 – 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Mortuary Technician III will play a critical role in the management and operation of mortuary services. Duties include ensuring that mortuary equipment and machinery are functioning properly and maintained in good working condition. The technician will maintain accurate and up-to-date records and documentation related to mortuary operations.
Other responsibilities include receiving, preparing, preserving, and tagging bodies for proper identification, as well as preparing bodies for burial through cleaning and embalming before release to family members. The role also involves maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, and sanitation within the mortuary and assisting in autopsy procedures under the supervision of a pathologist.
- Community Oral Health Officer III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Three (3)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Community Oral Health Officer III will be responsible for promoting oral health at the community level and providing basic dental services. Duties include participating in oral health demonstrations, exhibitions, and lectures in communities and schools to promote preventive oral health practices.
The officer will collect water samples for fluoride testing, analyze and interpret results, and advise relevant authorities accordingly. Clinical responsibilities include diagnosis and treatment of common dental conditions, performing temporary and permanent dental restorations, reducing simple jaw fractures, carrying out extractions and disimpactions, draining dental abscesses, suturing to control bleeding, and prescribing analgesics and antibiotics.
- Radiographer III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Three (3)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Radiographer III will provide diagnostic imaging services to patients in accordance with established protocols and standards. Duties include conducting radiographic procedures, processing and verifying patient information, and maintaining accurate records related to radiographic services.
The role also involves ordering, managing, and maintaining records of radiographic and photographic supplies to ensure continuous service delivery and compliance with departmental requirements.
- Medical Social Worker III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Two (2)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Medical Social Worker III will address the psychosocial needs of patients and their families. The role involves assessing and managing the psychosocial effects associated with patients’ diagnoses, prognoses, and future resettlement needs.
The officer will provide counseling services to patients, particularly in cases involving pandemic diseases, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, and other conditions requiring psychosocial support. The role contributes to holistic patient care and improved health outcomes.
- Medical Engineering Technologist III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Three (3)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Medical Engineering Technologist III will be responsible for maintaining and supporting medical equipment and engineering services within health facilities. Duties include routine maintenance and repair of basic medical equipment, plants, and utilities.
The technologist will collect information for research purposes and gather data on medical engineering services for input into the integrated health information management system. The role also involves implementing medical engineering programmes and projects in line with departmental objectives.
- Medical Laboratory Technologist III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Four (4)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Medical Laboratory Technologist III will provide laboratory diagnostic services in support of clinical care. Duties include decontaminating working benches, receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens, and preparing clients for specimen collection.
Additional responsibilities include receiving, labeling, registering, and processing specimens; preparing reagents; examining specimens; recording and dispatching results for clinical management; preparing stains; performing blood grouping; issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities; and storing blood products according to required standards.
- Orthopaedic Trauma Technologist III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Four (4)
Duty Station: Kitui County Headquarters
Department: Health and Sanitation
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale:
Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Orthopaedic Trauma Technologist III will provide support in the management of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Duties include manipulating and reducing fractures and dislocations, fixing and removing casts, bandages, and tractions, and correcting congenital talipes equino-varus.
The role also involves counseling patients on orthopaedic trauma issues, cleaning and treating simple wounds, documenting orthopaedic and trauma cases, and assessing and referring patients with musculoskeletal conditions as appropriate.
11.Clerical Officer II
Job Group CPSB 13 (F)
Number of Posts: Five
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 19,220 x 680 – 19,900 x 700 – 20,600 x 780 – 21,380 x 800 – 22,180 x 950 – 23,130 per month
The Clerical Officer II position is a support role within the county administration, responsible for handling routine clerical and office support functions that facilitate smooth operations across departments. Officers appointed to this role will be required to manage records, correspondence, and basic office transactions while ensuring proper documentation and custody of official materials.
Duties and responsibilities associated with this position include collecting and maintaining statistical records, carrying out transactions related to accounts or personnel information, filing receipts and documents, receiving, filing, and dispatching correspondence, and preparing pay change advices. The role also involves preparing initial documents for issuance of stores, photocopying and scanning documents, indexing records, overseeing general office cleanliness, and ensuring the safe custody of office equipment, documents, and records.
12.Dental Technologist III
Job Group CPSB 11 (H)
Number of Posts: Three
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 26,900 x 1,110 – 28,010 x 1,120 – 29,130 x 1,150 – 30,280 x 1,170 – 31,450 x 1,250 – 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 per month
The Dental Technologist III role supports dental health services by providing technical expertise in the preparation and maintenance of dental appliances used in health facilities. This position contributes directly to patient care by ensuring the availability and quality of dental prosthetics and related materials.
Key duties include preparing dental appliances required in health institutions, assessing patient needs and verifying patient information, maintaining accurate patient-related records, ordering dental supplies, and maintaining inventory records. The role also entails guiding, supervising, and counseling staff working under the technologist to ensure adherence to professional standards and effective service delivery.
13.Assistant Accountant General
Job Group CPSB 05 (P)
Number of Posts: One
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 90,200 x 3,220 – 93,420 x 4,520 – 97,940 x 4,920 – 102,860 x 5,070 – 107,930 x 5,300 – 113,230 x 5,560 – 118,790 x 5,840 – 124,630 per month
The Assistant Accountant General position is a senior management role within the county’s accounting function. The officer will support the head of the accounting unit in overseeing financial management, reporting, and compliance with public finance regulations.
Duties and responsibilities include providing advisory services on financial and accounting matters to the accounting officer and stakeholders, preparing management and statutory financial reports including final accounts, and assisting in the development of supplementary financial regulations to enhance internal controls. The role also involves overseeing funding arrangements, ensuring compliance with treasury regulations, authorizing payments and signing cheques within approved limits, supervising and developing accounting staff, handling disciplinary matters within the accounting unit, and performing any other relevant duties as assigned.
14.Principal Accountant
Job Group CPSB 06 (N)
Number of Posts: Two
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 58,360 x 2,750 – 61,110 x 2,920 – 64,030 x 3,080 – 67,110 x 3,540 – 70,650 x 3,690 – 74,340 x 3,890 – 78,230 x 3,900 – 82,130 x 4,010 – 86,140 x 4,060 – 90,200 per month
The Principal Accountant is responsible for managing and supervising accounting operations within assigned divisions. The role focuses on ensuring effective financial controls, accurate reporting, and efficient utilization of public resources.
Responsibilities include planning and coordinating accounting activities, supervising and developing staff, undertaking ad hoc accounting assignments, assisting in the preparation of final accounts, ensuring safe custody of government assets and records, authorizing payments within set limits, ensuring timely preparation of management reports, and guiding subordinate officers to achieve departmental objectives.
15.Accountant II
Job Group CPSB 10 (J)
Number of Posts: Two
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 x 1,390 – 36,770 x 1,460 – 38,230 x 1,470 – 39,700 x 1,470 – 41,170 x 1,520 – 42,690 per month
The Accountant II role provides operational accounting support through routine financial processing and record management. Officers in this position contribute to maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with accounting procedures.
Key duties include preparing and verifying vouchers, performing primary data entry, balancing cashbooks, managing imprest and advances ledgers, and maintaining safe custody of accounting records and assets under their responsibility.
16.Senior Economist I / Senior Statistician I
Job Group CPSB 06 (N)
Number of Posts: Two
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 58,360 x 2,750 – 61,110 x 2,920 – 64,030 x 3,080 – 67,110 x 3,540 – 70,650 x 3,690 – 74,340 x 3,890 – 78,230 x 3,900 – 82,130 x 4,010 – 86,140 x 4,060 – 90,200 per month
This role supports economic planning and statistical analysis within the county. The officer will play a key role in policy formulation, development planning, and evaluation of development strategies.
Duties include supervising Economists I or Statisticians I, assisting in the formulation of economic and statistical policies, and initiating, implementing, and appraising national, rural, or urban development strategies and projects.
17.Assistant Director, Human Resource Management and Development
Job Group CPSB 05 (P)
Number of Posts: One
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 90,200 x 3,220 – 93,420 x 4,520 – 97,940 x 4,920 – 102,860 x 5,070 – 107,930 x 5,300 – 113,230 x 5,560 – 118,790 x 5,840 – 124,630 per month
This senior role oversees coordination and implementation of human resource management and development functions across the county. The position ensures compliance with HR policies, workforce planning, and performance management systems.
Responsibilities include coordinating HR services such as appointments, promotions, payroll, discipline, pensions, and establishment control; analyzing staffing levels and utilization; overseeing career development initiatives; interpreting HR regulations; managing HR information systems; preparing HR and performance management reports; coordinating training programs; conducting training needs assessments; and validating academic and professional credentials.
18.Principal Human Resource Management and Development Officer
Job Group CPSB 06 (N)
Number of Posts: Three
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 58,360 x 2,750 – 61,110 x 2,920 – 64,030 x 3,080 – 67,110 x 3,540 – 70,650 x 3,690 – 74,340 x 3,890 – 78,230 x 3,900 – 82,130 x 4,010 – 86,140 x 4,060 – 90,200 per month
The Principal Human Resource Management and Development Officer is responsible for overseeing HR operations and ensuring effective workforce planning and development.
Duties include coordinating HR services, analyzing staffing and succession planning, managing HR information systems, preparing performance management reports, coordinating training and development programs, processing advisory committee cases, facilitating scholarships, maintaining HR records, and supervising training needs assessments.
19.Human Resource Management and Development Officer II
Job Group CPSB 10 (J)
Number of Posts: Two
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 32,700 x 1,300 – 34,000 x 1,380 – 35,380 x 1,390 – 36,770 x 1,460 – 38,230 x 1,470 – 39,700 x 1,470 – 41,170 x 1,520 – 42,690 per month
This role supports HR operations through data verification, implementation of HR decisions, and administrative support to HR committees.
Responsibilities include verifying recruitment and appointment information, implementing HR decisions in line with regulations, collecting and collating training data, preparing training projections, and preparing agendas and minutes for HR advisory committees.
20.Assistant Director, Information Communication Technology
Job Group CPSB 05 (P)
Number of Posts: One
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Salary Scale: Ksh. 90,200 x 3,220 – 93,420 x 4,520 – 97,940 x 4,920 – 102,860 x 5,070 – 107,930 x 5,300 – 113,230 x 5,560 – 118,790 x 5,840 – 124,630 per month
The Assistant Director ICT oversees planning, coordination, and management of ICT services within the county. The role ensures that ICT systems effectively support service delivery and organizational objectives.
Duties include planning and evaluating ICT programs, approving ICT standards, liaising with users, managing ICT projects, supervising ICT staff, developing strategic ICT plans, managing budgets, ensuring adherence to standards, coordinating change management initiatives, overseeing staff training, and managing procurement of ICT equipment and services.
All applications must be submitted through the Kitui County Public Service Board jobs portal on or before Wednesday 4th February, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The County Government of Kitui maintains zero tolerance to corruption, canvassing, fraud, and presentation of false documents.
