ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Charter for Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2026
17. The Vice-Chancellor
Edition: 2025-07-21 · In force
17. The Vice-Chancellor
(1)There shall be a Vice-Chancellor of the Institute who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute.(2)The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor on the advice of the Board upon such terms and conditions of service as the Board shall determine.(3)The Vice-Chancellor shall be the accounting officer of the Institute and shall be responsible to the Board for the overall research, academic and administrative management of the Institute.(4)A person qualifies for appointment as the Vice-Chancellor of the Institute if that person—(a)holds an earned Doctorate degree in health, biomedical sciences or related disciplines, from a university recognized in Kenya;(c)has ten years of relevant post-doctoral work experience in senior management level; and(d)meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.(5)The Vice-Chancellor shall—(a)be the research, academic and administrative head of the Institute;(b)have the overall responsibility for the direction, organization, development, administration, and programmes of the Institute;(c)be the Chairperson of the Management Board, Research and Academic Board;(d)be responsible to the Board for the general conduct, discipline and welfare of the students and staff of the Institute; and(e)be responsible to the Board for academic, research, health security and other programmes of the Institute.(6)The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed upon such terms and conditions of service as shall be specified in the appointment instrument, the Regulations or the Statutes.(7)The Vice-Chancellor shall hold office for a term of five years and shall be eligible for re-appointment for one further term.(8)The process of filing a vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor shall be provided in the Statutes.