Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act

27. Removal from office

Edition: 2025-11-04 · In force

27. Removal from office

(1)The Cabinet Secretary may, in consultation with the Board, remove the Director-General from office on the grounds of gross misconduct, mental or physical incapacity or failure to satisfy the terms and conditions of service set forth in section 25(5)(b), or—

(a)where there is proof of a financial conflict of interest with any reporting institution;

(b)if he is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition or scheme of arrangement with his creditors; or

(c)if he has been convicted of an offence for which one may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months.

(2)The Cabinet Secretary may, in consultation with the Board, suspend the Director-General from office pending determination of any inquiry as to whether grounds of misconduct, incapacity or incompetence exist.(Act No. 3 of 2017, s. 7, Act No. 16 of 2021, s. 6.)

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Source: Kenya Law