ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Charter for Kenya Medical Research Institute, 2026
70. Performance of functions if there is incapacity of office holder
Edition: 2025-07-21 · In force
70. Performance of functions if there is incapacity of office holder
(1)In the event of incapacity of the Vice Chancellor, the Board shall appoint one of the Directors of Directorates to carry out the functions of the Vice Chancellor during the period of incapacity for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(2)In the event of simultaneous incapacity of the Vice Chancellor and the Directors of Directorates, the Board shall appoint one of the Deputy Directors to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor during the incapacity for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(3)In the event of simultaneous incapacity of the Vice Chancellor and the Directors of Directorates, and the Deputy Directors of the Institute, the Board shall appoint a Senior Research Scientist at the level equivalent to a Director of Directorates to perform the functions of the Vice Chancellor during the incapacity for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(4)In the event of incapacity of any member of staff of the Institute, the Vice Chancellor may appoint a suitable person to perform the functions of the said member of staff during the period of absence for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(5)Subject to the discretion of the Board upon the expiry of the above prescribed period, the position shall fall vacant and the process of filling the position as provided for in the Institute's Human Resource Instruments, the Charter, Statutes, or applicable laws may commence.(6)For the purposes of this paragraph,"incapacity" means absence from Kenya or the inability for any reason to perform the functions of the office held.