ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Health Act
9. Appointment and duties of officers
Edition: 2026-07-10 · In force
9. Appointment and duties of officers
(1)There shall from time to time be appointed a Director-General for health, a Deputy Director-General for health, assistant directors of medical services, medical officers of health, assistant medical officers of health, medical officers, pathologists, health inspectors, port health officers and such other officers as may be deemed necessary.(2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), any municipal council may, with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary, and shall if so directed by the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for Local Government with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary, appoint for its area a medical officer of health and such deputy and assistant medical officers of health and such health inspectors as it may deem necessary.(3)The Cabinet Secretary, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for Local Government, may prescribe the qualifications to be held by, the mode and terms of engagement of, and the duties to be performed by, all or any of the officers and inspectors referred to in subsection (1).(4)Every medical officer and every medical officer of health appointed under this section shall be a medical practitioner.(5)The officers appointed under this section shall carry out such duties in relation to public health as the Director-General for health may respectively assign to them.(6)The Director-General for health or Deputy Director-General for health or any assistant director of medical services, medical officer of health, assistant medical officer of health, port health officer or health inspector acting on his authority and behalf shall also make any necessary inquiries and inspections in regard to or advise local authorities on any matter incidental to public health.