ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Service Commission Act
65. Delegation of disciplinary powers to authorized officers
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
65. Delegation of disciplinary powers to authorized officers
(1)The power to exercise disciplinary control within the public service shall vest in the Commission.(2)The Commission may subject to this Act and to such instructions as it may determine, delegate the following disciplinary powers to its authorized officers—(a)in respect of all public officers the power—(i)to interdict any public officer;(ii)to suspend any public officer;(iii)to stop, withhold or defer a normal increment of any public officer;(iv)to reprimand a public officer; or(v)to stop a public officer's pay or salary.(b)in grades as may be determined by the Commission in the regulations, the power of dismissal or reduction in rank or seniority as provided for under this Part.(3)Where a public officer, at the time of the proceedings for dismissal or reduction in rank or seniority, has served for an aggregate of fifteen years or more, the authorized officer shall not exercise the delegated power of dismissal or reduction in rank or seniority but shall, after the investigations, forward the case to the Commission for determination.(4)Any authorized officer exercising the powers delegated under subsection (2) shall act in accordance with—(b)the Constitution or any other written law; and(c)such directions as the Commission may, from time to time, issue.