National Employment Authority Act
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Authority" means the National Youth Employment Authority established by section 6;"Board" means the Board of the Authority constituted pursuant to section 10;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry for the time being responsible for matters relating to labour;"contract of service" means an agreement, whether oral or in writing, and whether expressed or implied, to employ or to serve as an employee for a period of time, and includes a contract of apprenticeship, internship and indentured learnership;"disability" means a physical, sensory, mental or other impairment, including any visual, hearing, learning or physical incapability, which impacts adversely on a person's social and economic participation;"employee" means a person employed for wages or a salary and includes an apprentice, intern and indentured learner;"employer" means any person, public body, firm, corporation or company who or which has entered into a contract of service to employ any individual and includes the agent, foreman, manager or factor of such person, public body, firm, corporation or company;"job seeker" means a person who is seeking for employment;"Kenyan" means a citizen of Kenya as defined in the Constitution;"register" mean a register maintained by the Authority under section 24; and"youth" has the meaning assigned to it in Article 260 of the Constitution.Source: Kenya Law