ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Salaries and Remuneration Commission Act
7. Procedure for nominations
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
7. Procedure for nominations
(1)Within fourteen days of the commencement of this Act, or of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Commission relating to the members under Article 230(2)(b) and (c) of the Constitution, the relevant nominating body shall, by advertisement in at least two local daily newspapers of national circulation, invite applications from persons who qualify for nomination under the Constitution and this Act for nomination as a member of the Commission.(2)The relevant nominating body shall consider the applications received under subsection (1) to determine their compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and this Act, interview the applicants and forward the names of two persons so qualified, who shall be of opposite gender, to the Cabinet Secretary for onward transmission to the President.(10)The President shall, within seven days of receipt of the names forwarded under subsection (2) nominate the members of the Commission from each category and forward the names of the nominees, together with the name of his nominee for Chairperson of the Commission, to the National Assembly.(11)The National Assembly shall, within fourteen days of the day it next sits after receipt of the names of the nominees under subsection (9), consider all nominations and may approve or reject any nomination.(12)Where the National Assembly approves the nominees, the Speaker shall forward the names of the approved nominees to the President for appointment.(13)The President shall, within seven days of the receipt of the approved nominees from the National Assembly, by notice in the Gazette, appoint the chairperson and members approved by the National Assembly.(14)Where the National Assembly rejects any nomination, the Speaker shall communicate the decision to the President to submit fresh nominations.(15)In appointing members under this section, the President shall observe the principle of gender equity, regional and ethnic balance and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities and shall ensure that at least one-third of the members are of either gender.