Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act

9. Membership of the Board.

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

(1)The Board shall consist of—

(a)a chairperson who shall be a person qualified for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Kenya;

(b)seven other persons appointed by virtue of their knowledge and at least ten years’ experience in the fields of—

(i)criminology;

(ii)psychology;

(iii)law;

(iv)human rights and gender;

(v)medicine,

(vi)alternative dispute resolution;

(vii)security matters; or

(viii)community policing;

(c)the Chairperson of the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission, who shall be an ex-officio member.

(2)The members shall at the first meeting of the Board elect a vice-chairperson from among the members appointed under subsection (1)(b).

(3)The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall be of opposite gender.

(4)The Director shall be the Secretary to the Board but shall not be entitled to vote.