Board Member at Kakamega County

Duties and Responsibilities:
In line with the Kakamega County Water and Sanitation Services Act, 2021, Board of Directors specific duties will entail:

• Ensure proper and efficient exercise of the powers and performance of the functions of the Company;
• Advise the management of the company generally on the exercise of the powers and the performance of the functions of the company;
• Approve the estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the company;
• Administer the assets, liabilities and funds of the company in such a manner and for such purposes as will promote the best interest of the company;
• Receive on behalf of the company, gifts, donations, grants or other money and make legitimate disbursement therefrom;
• Promote the general welfare of the staff of the company;
• Have power to enter into association with other institutions dealing with water and sanitation matters,
• institutions of higher learning and research organizations as the Board may consider desirable as
• appropriate within or outside Kakamega County in furtherance of the purposes of which the Board is established;
• Make rules and regulations for the proper and efficient management of the company;
• Monitor and evaluate the state of water and sanitation systems in the company;
• Liaise with the County department of water services in all matters relating to water and sewerage services; and
• Perform such other functions as the Board of Directors may deem necessary for the proper discharge of its mandate.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this position, a candidate must:

• Be a Kenyan Citizen;
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Finance, Law, Business Administration, Engineering OR Bachelor of Arts in Education, Human Resource, Information Technology from a University recognized in Kenya;
• Have at least five (5) years’ experience in management;
• Be a member representing learning institutions or key water consumer institutions within Kakamega
• Rural areas; and
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution Kenya.