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It’s not easy to remove chair of rights commission
Posted Wednesday, September 8 2010 at 19:18
According to Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Act 2002
1) The office of a person appointed as the chairperson or as a commissioner shall become vacant if the person:
Dies or resigns from office by writing under his hand addressed to the President; or
Is convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three months or more without the option of a fine.
Is unable to discharge the functions of his office by reason of physical or mental infirmity as certified by two registered medical practitioners.
Is absent from three consecutive meetings of the commission without good cause; or
Is declared bankrupt by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2) Where the removal from office of the chairperson or a commissioner arises:
the Chief Justice shall, by notice in the Gazette, appoint a Tribunal which shall consist of a chairperson and two other members selected by the Chief Justice from among persons who hold or have held office as judges of the High Court;
the Tribunal shall inquire into the matter and report on the facts to the Chief Justice and recommend whether the chairperson or the commissioner ought to be removed from office;
the Chief Justice shall communicate the recommendations of the Tribunal to the President;
the President may suspend the chairperson or the commissioner and the suspension may at any time be revoked by President...




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