GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 355

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 7 (2) of the Media Council of Kenya Act, 2013, the Cabinet • Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology declares vacancies in the offices of Chairperson and Member of the Media Council of Kenya and invites applications from qualified persons for the offices of Chairperson and Council. , 1. The applications shall be forwarded to the Selection Panel, in accordance with section 7 (3) and (7) of the Act, within seven (7) days of this notice. 2. Qualifications for Appointment as a Member of the Council A person shall be qualified for appointment as a Chairperson or member of the Council under section , 8 of the Act, if that person— (a) is a citizen of Kenya; (b) holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya; (c) has knowledge and experience of at least ten (10) years in the case of the Chairperson or seven (7) years, in the case of a member, in matters relating to any of the following fields — (i) law; (ii) journalism; (iii) finance; (iv) gender and human rights; (v) the performing arts; advertising; public relations; religious studies; communication; humanities and social sciences; or information technology; (d) meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution; and (e) has had a distinguished career in their respective fields. 3. Disqualifications for Appointment as a Member of the Council A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Chairperson or Member of the Council in accordance with section 8 (2) of the Act, if that person — (a) is a Member of Parliament or County Assembly; (b) is an official of a governing body of a political party; (c) has at any time within the preceding five (5) years, held a political office; (d) is an undischarged bankrupt; (e) has been convicted of a felony; (f) has benefitted from, or facilitated an unlawful or irregular allocation, acquisition or use of land or other public 'property; or (g) has been removed from office for contravening the provisions of the Constitution or any other written law. 4. Terms of Service of Members of the Council The Chairperson and Member of the Council shall hold office for a period of three (3) years and shall be eligible for re- appointment for a further and final term of three years. 5. Procedure to be followed (a) An application shall be accompanied a by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of relevant 'academic and professional certificates, testimonials and other relevant supporting documents, and copies of the national identity card or passport of the applicant. Scanned copies of these documents must accompany online application. (b) An application shall be clearly marked "Application for the position of Chairperson„Media Council of Kenya" or "Application for position of Member, Media Council of Kenya" and submitted in any one of the following ways: (i) Manual applications shall be hand-delivered to the reception desk on the Tenth Floor, Telposta Towers, off Koinange Street. (ii) Online applications shall be emailed to moictjobs @information:go .ke (iii) Posted applications should be addressed to: The Selection Panel for the selection of the Chairperson and Members of the Media Council of Kenya Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology P.O. Box 30025-00100, Nairobi. 6. Applicants to obtain clearances (a) Shordisted applicants shall be required to obtain clearance from the following institutions: Kenya Revenue Authority; Higher Education Loans Board; Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; Criminal Investigations Department; and Credit Reference Bureau. (b) All applications shall be received on or before 5.00 p.m. on 25th January, 2019. Dated the 15th January, 2019. JOE MUCHERU, Cabinet Secretary, Information, Communications and Technology.