Statistics Act

5. Establishment and composition of the Board

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

5. Establishment and composition of the Board

(1)The management of the Bureau shall vest in a Board of Directors which shall consist of—

(a)a Chairman appointed by the President;

(b)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry for the time being responsible for Statistics;

(c)the Principal Secretary in the Ministry responsible for finance; and

(d)five other members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary to represent the bodies for the time being recognized by the Government as representing—

(i)the private sector;

(ii)the non-Governmental organizations;

(iii)research institutions;

(iv)the public universities; and

(v)the National Council for Population and Development.

(2)Every appointment to the Board under section 6(1) shall be by name and by notice in the Gazette and shall be for a renewable period of three years.

(3)A person shall be qualified to be appointed under subsection (1)(d) if such person meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and has a university degree in—

(a)statistics;

(b)information technology;

(c)economics;

(d)social sciences; or

(e)mathematics,

in addition to knowledge and experience in the matters to which the functions of the Board relate.[Act No. 16 of 2019, s. 5.]

Case law referring to this provision

Katiba Institute & another v Attorney General & another; Karangi & 128 others (Interested Parties) (Petition 236 of 2018) [2021] KEHC 6781 (KLR) (Constitutional and Human Rights) (27 May 2021) (Judgment)

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