Republic of Kenya
Bungoma County Government
County Public Service Board
Member County Policing
Authority
The Board
therefore, invites applications from the categories listed below:
The
applicants shall be persons ordinarily resident in the County.
Members
appointed shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for one
further term.
- Business Sector
- Community based organization
- Persons with special needs
- Religious Organizations
- Women
- Youth
The functions of the Authority shall
be to:
- Develop proposals on priorities, objectives and targets for police performance in the County;
- Monitor trends and patterns of crime in the county including those with a specifi c impact on the woman and children;
- Promote community policing initiatives in the County;
- Monitor progress and achievements of set targets;
- Provide financial oversight of the budget of the County police;
- Provide feedback on performance of the police service at the County level;
- Provide a platform through which the public participate on all aspects to do with county policy and the national police service at county level;
- Facilitate public participation on the county policing policy;
- Ensure policing accountability to the public;
- Receive reports from Community policing Forums and Committees; and
- Ensure compliance with the national policing standards.
Requirements for appointment:
A person
shall not be qualified for appointment as a member, if that person:-
a. Has
violated the Constitution;
b. Is
adjudged bankrupt;
c. Is not
of good character or moral standing;
d. Has been
convicted of a felony; or
e. Has not
been resident or employed in the county for a continuous period of not less
than three years.
All
applications should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the
left side, the category in which they fall and addressed to;
The
Secretary
County
Public Service Board, Bungoma County
P.O Box
437- 50200,
Bungoma.
Or hand
delivered at the Bungoma County Public Service Board Office adjacent to the
office of the Governor, Bungoma County.
Important
information to all candidates
The
applications should reach the County Public Service Board on or before 21st
October, 2013, 5.00pm
Only
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.