The Kenya Roads Amendment Act No 3of 2022 - as Plain Text by MWakili

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KENYA TEL: 2719231 FAX: 2712694 PRINTED AND,PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI 49 THE KENYA ROADS (AMENDMENT) ACT, No.

3 of 2022 Date of Assent: 24th February, 2022 Date of Commencement: 21st March, 2022 AN ACT of Parliament to amend the Kenya Roads Act and for connected purposes ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows Short title.

1.

This Act may be cited as the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Act, 2022.

Amendment of 2.

Section 13 of the Kenya Roads Act (in this Act -.

section 13 of No.

2 of 2007.

referred to as the principal Act) is amended in subsection (3) by deleting the word three appearing immediately the w ord aft er the words term of and substituting therefor f iv e.

3.

The principal Act is amended by repealing section of ^ rmt section 14 of No.

14 and replacing therefor the following new section 2 of 2007.

Qualification 14.

A person shall be qualifi ed for of Dire ctor- appointment as a Director-General if the Genera l.

person (a) holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering and a Masters degree fro ma university recognized in Kenya; (b) is registered with the Engineers Board of Kenya; (c) has at least f ift een years experience with at least ten years post-registration experience in highway and road engineering; (d) has at least ten years experience in a managerial position within the roads sector; and (e) satisfi es the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

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3 Kenya Roads (Amendment) Amendment of 4.

Section 38 of the principal Act is amended section 38 of No.

2 of 2007.

(a) in subsection (2) by deleting the expression Controller and Auditor-General in accordance with the Public Audit Act, 2003 and substituting therefor the expression Auditor-General in accordance with the Public Audit Act, 2015; No.

34 of 20 15.

(b) in subsection (3) by deleting the expression Public Audit Act, 2003 and substituting No.

34 of 20 15.

therefor the expression Public Audit Act, 2015; (c) in subsectkm (4) by deleting the words Controlle? and; {^qwari ng immediately aft er the words, audi^ the; (d) in subsection (5) by deleting the words Controller and appearing immediately aft er the wOT ds provide the; and (e) in subsectkm (6) by deleting the words.

Controller and appearing immediately aft er the word The Amendment of 5.

Section 44 of the prjmcipnl Act is amended in section 44.

of subsection (2) by No.

2 of 2007.

(a), deleting the words Controller and appearing immediately aft er the words report of the in paragraph (b); and (b), deleting the words Controller and appearing immediately aft er the words by the in paragraph (c).

Tra nsition.

6., A person who, inunediately before the commencement of this Act, held offi ce as a Director- Act and General! shall be deemed^ to be {^jpointed under this serve for the.

unexpired period! of his or her term.

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