Rev. 2011]
Kenya Information and Communications
CAP. 411A
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(9) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Auditor-General
(Corporations) may transmit to the Minister a special report on any
matters incidental to his powers under this Act, and section 19 (3) and
(4) of the Exchequer and Audit Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to Cap. 412.
any report made under this section.
(10) The Minister shall lay the audit report before the National
Assembly as soon as reasonably practicable after the report is submitted
to him under this section.
(11) The fee for any auditor, not being a public officer, shall be
determined and paid by the Board.
21. (1) The Board may invest any of the funds of the Commission Investment of funds.
which are not immediately required for its purposes in such securities
as the Treasury may, from time to time, approve.
(2) The Board may place on deposit with such bank or banks as it
may determine, any moneys not immediately required for the purposes
of the Commission.
22. (1) The Board shall, within three months after the end of Annual Report.
each financial year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report of the
operations of the Board for the immediately preceding year.
(2) The Minister shall lay the annual report before the National
Assembly within three months of the day the Assembly next sits after
the report is presented to him.
Part III—Telecommunication Services
23. (1) The Commission shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, Provision of
ensure there are provided throughout Kenya, such telecommunication telecommunication
services and in particular, emergency, public payphone and directory services.
information services, as are reasonably necessary to satisfy the public
demand thereof.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the
Commission shall—
(a) protect the interests of all users of telecommunication
services in Kenya with respect to the prices charged for and
the quality and variety of such services;
(b) maintain and promote effective competition between
persons engaged in commercial activities connected with
telecommunication services in Kenya in order to ensure