ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
National Youth Service Act
16. Appointment of Director-General
Edition: 2024-09-03 · In force
16. Appointment of Director-General
(1)There shall be a Director-General of the Service who shall be appointed by the President on recommendation of the Council.(2)A person is qualified to be appointed as the Director-General if that person—(a)is a Kenyan citizen by birth;(b)has served at a senior rank in the Service or in any other disciplined service and has not attained retirement age;(c)has at least ten years post qualification experience, five of which have been at senior management level;(d)has not been convicted of any criminal offence;(e)has not been dishonourably discharged from a national security organ;(f)has not been otherwise dismissed from an office in the public service; and(g)is not an undischarged bankrupt.(3)For purposes of this section disciplined service means the Kenya Defence Forces, the National Police Service, the National Intelligence Service, the Kenya Forest Service, the Kenya Prisons Service, the Kenya Wildlife Service, the Kenya Coast Guard Service and the National Government Administration.