ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Defence Forces Act
303. Establishment of internal grievance mechanism
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
303. Establishment of internal grievance mechanism
(1)The Defence Council shall establish an internal grievance mechanism which shall be under the Office of the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces to address any complaint brought by or against a member of the Defence Forces.(2)The Defence Council shall, within ninety days of the commencement of this Act make rules of procedure with respect to internal grievance mechanism established under subsection (1).(3)The rules of procedure made under subsection (2) shall be in accordance with Article 47 of the Constitution and shall make provisions with respect to investigation and determination of any complaint by or against a member of the Defence Forces and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the rules of procedure shall make provisions with respect to—(a)the procedure to be observed in lodging a complaint;(b)manner in which the complaint is to be investigated; and(c)manner in which appeals are to be made where a member of the Defence Forces has not obtained a satisfactory redress.