Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act

22. Appointment of Staff.

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

22. Appointment of Staff.

(1)The Board shall appoint such staff as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its functions under this Act, upon such terms and conditions of service as the Public Service Commission may determine.

(2)The Board shall ensure that all Board members and members of staff are adequately trained for their respective positions, and in particular that all members of staff directly involved in investigations undergo appropriate training on human rights and fundamental freedoms.

(3)The Board shall issue a certificate of appointment to every employee of the Authority involved in investigations and the employee shall, when exercising any of such powers, produce the certificate for identification by the person who is—

(a)to be interviewed;

(b)apparently in control of the premises which are about to be entered upon; or

(c)the owner or person in control of a thing or object about to be seized,

unless the nature of the investigation does not make it necessary or desirable to do so.

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Source: Kenya Law