ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Social Health Insurance Act
8. Qualifications for appointment
Edition: 2023-11-24 · In force
8. Qualifications for appointment
(1)A person shall be eligible for appointment as a Chairperson or member of the Board under section 7(1) (a), (g) and (h) if that person—(a)is a citizen of Kenya;(b)holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a university recognized in Kenya;(c)has knowledge and experience of not less than ten years in data science, information technology, health governance, health administration, health policy, finance or economics, five of which shall be at managerial level; and(d)meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.(2)A person shall not be eligible for appointment as a member of the Board under section 7 if that person—(a)has at any time been convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment exceeding six months;(b)is declared to be of unsound mind;(c)is an undischarged bankrupt;(d)is a director, officer, employee or shareholder of any insurer, broker, insurance agent or any other member of the insurance industry; or(e)has been found in accordance with any law or parliamentary reports to have misused or abused a state office or public office or in any way to have contravened the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution.