ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Roads Board Act
7. Membership of the Board
Edition: 2025-08-26 · In force
7. Membership of the Board
(1)The Board shall consist of—(a)a non-executive Chairperson to be appointed by the President from among the members appointed under paragraph (h);(b)the Director-General whose position shall be filled through public advertisement;(c)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to roads or his designated alternate, not being below the level of Deputy Secretary;(d)the Principal Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to finance or his designated alternate, not being below the level of Deputy Secretary;(e)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for local authorities or his designated alternate not below the level of Deputy Secretary;(f)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to regional co-operation or his designated alternate, not being below the level of Deputy Secretary;(h)five other members comprising, representatives of each of the organisations specified in the First Schedule and appointed by the Cabinet Secretary from amongst three persons nominated by each of the organisations.(2)The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette amend the First Schedule.(3)No person shall qualify for appointment as a member of the Board under paragraph (h) of subsection (1) unless such person is the holder of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education or an equivalent qualification and has had at least ten years' practical experience.(4)The Chairperson and members of the Board, other than the ex officio members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of appointment, but shall be eligible for re-appointment for one further term of a period not exceeding three years.(5)The names of all members of the Board as first constituted and at every change in membership thereafter shall be published in the Kenya Gazette.Case law referring to this provision