Job Description
LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST III – SIX (6) POSTS – V/NO 116/2024
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 26,900 p.m - Ksh 35,380 p.m. (CSG 12)
House Allowance: Ksh 3,800 p.m. - Ksh 6,750 p.m
Commuter Allowance: Ksh 4,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Diploma in any of the following
fields: - Applied Sciences (Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biology),
Food Science and Technology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Building/Civil
Engineering, Earth or Sciences Biotechnology from a recognized institution.
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a more senior and
experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-
(i) preparing media, standardizing laboratory procedures and reagents;
(ii) receiving, recording, packaging, dispatching, analyzing and preserving test samples;
(iii) caring for laboratory animals;
(iv) undertaking disease surveillance activities; and
(v) performing vaccine, feed animal products and byproducts quality assurance tests