Chapter Ten
The Public Service.
Public Service Commission.
165. Public Service Commission.
(1)
There shall be a Public Service Commission.
(2) The commission shall consist of a chairperson, a deputy
chairperson and seven other members appointed by the President with the
approval of Parliament.
(3) A person is not qualified to be appointed a member of the
commission unless he or she is of high moral character and proven integrity.
(4) A person holding any of the following offices shall relinquish his
or her position in that office on appointment as a member of the
commission—
(a) a member of Parliament;
(b) a member of a local government council;
(c) a member of the executive of a political party or political
organisation; or
(d) a public officer.
(5) A member of the commission shall hold office for a term of four
years but is eligible for reappointment; except that of the first members
appointed under this Constitution, four shall be appointed to hold office for
three years which shall be specified in the instruments of appointment.
(6) The emoluments of the members of the commission shall be
prescribed by Parliament and shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund.
(7) In the absence of both the chairperson and the deputy chairperson,
the President may designate one of the members to act as chairperson.
(8) A member of the commission may be removed from office by the
President only for—
(a) inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from
infirmity of body or mind;
(b) misbehaviour or misconduct; or