Globalization and internationalization are demanding that managers adapt new hiring policies and procedures to stay competitive. The traditional roles and responsibilities of managers need to change especially hiring practices as they influence in attaining a workplace with diverse employees. Workplace diversity has become an important issue in Kenya especially in the public sector. The main purpose of this paper is to look at the way hiring practices are influencing workplace diversity in public universities in Kenya. The research design was descriptive cross sectional survey design. The sampling frame was the 22 chartered public universities in Kenya and the sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Primary data was collected by use of questionnaires. Analysis was done using Pearson’s Correlation to determine the strength and direction of relations between the variables and regression analysis was used to determine relationships between the independent and the dependent variables.