Investment Promotion Act

16. Board of Authority

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

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16. Board of Authority

(1)The Authority shall have a board with responsibility for the overall direction and management of the Authority.

(2)The board of the Authority shall consist of the following—

(a)a Chairperson appointed by the President;

(b)the managing director of the Authority;

(c)the secretary to the Cabinet;

(d)the permanent secretaries in the ministries responsible for matters relating to—

(i)finance;

(ii)trade and Industry;

(iii)agriculture;

(iv)lands;

(v)local authorities; and

(vi)planning.

(e)the chief executive of the Export Processing Zones Authority under the Export Processing Zones Act (Cap. 517);

(f)the chief executive of the Export Promotion Council; and

(g)six members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary.

(3)A person shall not be appointed as the Chairperson or a member under subsection (2)(g) unless he has distinguished himself in the field of law, economics, commerce, industry or management.

Case law referring to this provision

Katiba Institute & another v Attorney General & another; Karangi & 128 others (Interested Parties) (Petition 236 of 2018) [2021] KEHC 6781 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (27 May 2021) (Judgment)

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