ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Agriculture and Food Authority Act
5. Board of the Authority
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
5. Board of the Authority
(1)The management of the Authority shall vest in a Board which shall consist of—(a)a non-executive Chairperson appointed by the President;(b)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry responsible for agriculture;(c)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry responsible for finance;(e)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry responsible for lands;(i)eight persons, being farmers representing farmer organizations in the major crop subsectors in Kenya appointed by the Cabinet Secretary in consultation with the Council of County Governors;(j)the Director-General who shall be the secretary to the Board and chief executive officer of the Authority; and(4)A person appointed as a member of the Board under subsection (1)(a) shall—(a)be a person who—(i)holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya; and(ii)has knowledge and experience in agriculture, finance, law, administration, human resource management or such other expertise as the appointing authority may consider relevant;(b)be appointed through a competitive recruitment process;(c)serve for a term of five years and shall be eligible for re-appointment once for a further term of five years.(5)A member of the Board, appointed under subsection (1)(a)(i) and (j)—(a)shall be appointed through a competitive appointment process;(b)may at any time resign from office by notice in writing to the Cabinet Secretary;(c)may be removed from office if the member—(i)has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the permission of the chairperson;(ii)is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition scheme or arrangement with his or her creditors;(iii)is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud;(iv)otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;(v)is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months or to a fine exceeding ten thousand shillings;(vi)is incapacitated by prolonged physical or mental illness or is deemed otherwise unfit to discharge his or her duties as a member of the Board.