ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Act
6. Establishment of the Board
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
6. Establishment of the Board
(1)There shall be a Board of the Commission which shall consist of—(a)a Chairperson who shall be appointed by the President;(b)the Principal Secretary responsible for education and training;(c)the Principal Secretary responsible for culture;(d)the Principal Secretary responsible for gender, youth, children and social development;(e)the Principal Secretary responsible for information and technology;(f)the Principal Secretary to the National Treasury;(g)three members comprising representatives of the organizations specified in the First Schedule and appointed by the Cabinet Secretary from amongst three persons nominated by the organizations.(2)The membership of the Board shall be such as to ensure that not more than two-thirds will be of the same gender and reflects the regional and ethnic diversity of the people of Kenya.(3)The Secretary-General of the Commission shall be the Secretary to the Board.(4)The members referred to in subsections (1)(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) may, in writing, designate a senior officer, not below the level of a Deputy Secretary, to represent them in the Board.