1134A
No. 41A Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) 2013
Amendment of
Section 102 A in No.
2 of 1998
39. Section 102A of the principal Act is amended—
(a) by deleting subsection (2);
(b)
in subsection 4(a) by inserting the
words "or any other relevant field"
after the word "finance";
(c)
inserting the following new
subsections immediately after
subsection (4)—
"(5) The Universal Service Advisory
Council shall—
(a) advise the Authority and provide
strategic policy guidance for the
administration and
implementation of the Universal
Service Fund; and
(b) perform any other functions as
the Board, may from time to time
assign.
(6) The Council shall consist of a chairperson and
eight other members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary in
accordance with this section.
(7) Within fourteen days of the occurrence of a
vacancy in the office of chairperson or member, the Public
Service Commission shall, by notice in the Gazette and on
the official website of the Public Service Commission,
declare vacancies in the Council, and invite applications
from qualified persons.
,
(8) An application in respect of a vacancy declared
under subsection (7) shall be forwarded to the Public
Service Commission within seven days of the publication
of the notice and may be made by—
(a) any qualified person; or