ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Charter for Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology
27. Performance of duties during the incapacity of an office holder
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
27. Performance of duties during the incapacity of an office holder
(1)In the event of the incapacity of the Vice-Chancellor, the Council shall appoint one of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors to carry out the functions of the Vice-Chancellor during the period of incapacity for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(2)In the event of the simultaneous incapacity of the Vice-Chancellor and the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, the University Council shall appoint one of the senior academic staff within the University to perform the functions of the Vice-Chancellor during the incapacity for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(3)In the event of the simultaneous incapacity of the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, and the Principals of Colleges within the University, the University Council shall appoint a member of the academic staff at the level of a professor to perform the functions of the Vice-Chancellor during the incapacity for a maximum period of one hundred and eighty calendar days.(4)In this paragraph, "incapacity" includes absence from Kenya or inability for any other reason to perform the functions of the office concerned or as may be provided for in the Statutes.(5)Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, at expiry of the above prescribed period, the position shall fall vacant and the process of filling up the position as provided for in this Charter, the Statutes, and or regulations shall commerce.