Act and Laws in Kenya

(1) The county executive committee shall design a performance management plan to evaluate performance of the county public service and the implementation of county policies. (2) The plan shall provide for among others— (a) objective, measurable and time bound performance indicators; (b) linkage...

(1) Subject to subsection (3), the functions and provision of services of each county government shall be decentralized to— (a) the urban areas and cities within the county established in accordance with the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 13 of 2011); (b) the sub-counties equivalent to the...

The structures and functions of urban areas and cities shall be as is provided for in the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 13 of 2011).

(1) There shall be established at the level of each sub-county the office of the sub-county administrator. (2) The sub-county administrator shall have qualifications and knowledge in administration or management and shall be competitively appointed by the County Public Service Board in accordance...

(1) There is established for each Ward in a county the office of the Ward administrator. (2) The Ward administrator shall have professional qualifications and technical knowledge in administration and shall be competitively appointed by the County Public Service Board in accordance with the...

(1) There is established the office of village administrator for each village unit established in a county. (2) A village administrator shall have professional qualifications and technical knowledge in administration and shall be appointed by the County Public Service Board in accordance with the...

(1) There is established, for each village unit, a village council comprising— (a) the village administrator who shall be the chairperson of the village council; and (b) not less than three and not more than five village elders competitively appointed by the village administrator with the approval...

(1) There shall be such further structures of decentralization as may be providedfor in county legislation. (2) There shall be, for every county, a consultative forum for the co-ordination of development activities consisting of the heads of departments in the county and heads of recognised...

The objectives of this Part are to— (a) provide for evaluation and reporting on the extent to which the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution are complied with in the county public service; (b) provide for the organization, staffing and functioning of the...

(1) Each county shall, in accordance with Article 235 of the Constitution, haveits own public service to be known as county public service. (2) The county public service shall be headed by a county secretary appointed under section 44. (3) For purposes of subsection (1), the designation county...

There is established a County Public Service Board in each County, which shall be— (a) a body corporate with perpetual succession and a seal; and (b) capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name.

(1) The County Public Service Board shall comprise— (a) a chairperson nominated and appointed by the county governor with the approval of the county assembly; (b) not less than three but not more than five other members nominated and appointed by the county governor, with the approval of the...

(1) The functions of the County Public Service Board shall be, on behalf of the county government, to— (a) establish and abolish offices in the county public service; (b) appoint persons to hold or act in offices of the county public service including in the Boards of cities and urban areas within...

(1) The County Public Service Board shall establish a public office within the county public service if it is satisfied that— (a) the establishment of the public office shall serve public interest in line with the core functions of the county government; (b) there exists no other public office in...

(1) The County Public Service Board shall abolish a public office when it issatisfied that— (a) the abolition of the public office shall serve the public interest in view of the core functions of the county government; (b) there exists another public office in the county public service discharging...

(1) Taking into account the provisions of this Part, the County Public Service Board on its own motion, may establish or abolish any office in the county public service. (2) If the Board intends to establish or abolish an office it shall submitits proposal to the county assembly for approval...

(1) Except as provided for in the Constitution or legislation, the County Public Service Board has the power to make appointments including promotions in respect of offices in the county public service. (2) The power of the County Public Service Board under sub section (1) shall be...

(1) A person shall not be appointed to hold a public office in an acting capacity unless the person satisfies all the prescribed qualifications for holding that public office. (2) Acting appointments shall be made only by the lawful appointing authority and for a specified period. (3) Nothing in...

(1) In selecting candidates for appointment, the County Public Service Boardshall consider— (a) the standards, values and principles set out in Articles 10, 27(4), 56(c) and 232(1) of the Constitution; (b) the prescribed qualifications for holding or acting in the office; (c) the experience and...

If a public office is to be filled, the County Public Service Board shall invite applications through advertisement and other modes of communication so as to reach as wide a population of potential applicants as possible and especially persons who for any reason have been or may be disadvantaged.

No appointment or assignment of a duty in a county public service shall be valid unless it is evidenced in writing.

Subject to the relevant legislation, the County Public Service Board shall, for a specified period, maintain a record of all applications received in response to advertisements inviting applications and such record may be inspected by any person.

(1) In selecting public officers for re-designation, the criteria for appointment asprescribed under this Part shall apply. (2) A public officer shall not be re-designated to hold or act in a public office if— (a) the office is not vacant; (b) the public officer does not meet all the...

(1) The provisions of this Act and regulations or procedures made under this Act that apply to appointments shall also apply to promotions. (2) If a public officer has been promoted, the head of department shall within sixty days after the date of the promotion release the public officer to take up...

(1) If the relevant authority fails to confirm an appointment of a public officerinitially appointed on probationary terms, and the term has lapsed with or without an extension, the officer shall stand confirmed in the appointment on the due date. (2) The period served on probationary terms shall...

(1) The power to deploy a county public officer within a department shall vestin the relevant county chief officer. (2) The power to deploy a county public officer from one department to another shall vest in the head of the county public service.

(1) The national government shall put in place measures to protect its public officers on secondment to the counties from loss or disadvantage with respect to pension benefits, gratuity or other terminal benefits. (2) Unless there is an agreement to the contrary, it shall be the responsibility...

The County Public Service Board shall regulate the engagement of persons on contract, volunteer and casual workers, staff of joint ventures and attachment of interns in its public bodies and offices.

If it comes to the attention of the County Public Service Board that there is reason to believe that any process or decision under this Part may have occurred in an irregular or fraudulent manner, the County Public Service Board shall investigate the matter and, if satisfied that the irregularity or...

(1) In exercising its disciplinary powers, the County Public Service Board shall observe the principles of natural justice. (2) No public officer may be punished in a manner contrary to any provision of the Constitution or any Act of Parliament. (3) Nothing in this section shall limit the powers...