ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Charter for Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2026
30. Membership to the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit committees
Edition: 2025-07-21 · In force
30. Membership to the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit committees
(1)The members of the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit Committees shall be appointed by the Vice Chancellor.(2)Each Committee of the Unit shall comprise at least eight members and a maximum of twenty members with varying expertise and possessing the professional competence necessary to promote comprehensive scientific and ethical review of research initiatives at the Institute.(3)The core membership of each Committee of the Unit shall include at a minimum—(a)at least two clinicians;(b)at least two non-clinician scientists;(c)at least one legal expert;(d)at least one theologian, sociologist or ethicist;(e)at least one biostatistician or epidemiologist;(f)at least one community representative; and(g)a representative of the National Referral and Teaching Hospitals or a university ethics review committees.(4)The appointment of additional members to the Scientific and Ethics Review Unit Committees—(a)shall reflect the other specialties required; and(b)may give consideration to community representation.(5)The Scientific and Ethics Review Unit Committees shall conduct its business as may be prescribed by the Statutes and without due control or directions of any other person or authority.