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Members of the Board of Trustees shall be designated by the Competent Minister after
consultation with the Board of the Authority and shall be approved by the National Council
of Ministers to serve in the following offices:
(a)
a non-full time Chairperson;
(b)
the Secretary General of the Fund who shall also be a member and rapporteur;
(c)
the Director General of the Authority who shall be a member; and
(d)
four other members with appropriate skills, competence and experience in fields such
as Communications, Business or Public Administration or Economics.
(3)
In constituting the Board of Trustees, regard shall be made to appropriate representation of
key stakeholder entities.
(4)
The Board of Trustees shall report to the Competent Minister.
Functions and Powers of the Secretary General of the Fund.
(1)
The Secretary General shall be nominated by the Competent Minister through a competitive
and transparent process and shall be appointed by the National Council of Ministers,
(2)
Upon the recommendations of the Competent Minister the National Council of Ministers
shall determine the remunerations and privileges to be extended to the Secretary General.
(3)
The Secretary General shall have professional qualifications in Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) and shall possess desired skills, knowledge and
experience in the field of either Business or Public Administration, Law, Economics or any
combination of them.
(4)
The term of office for the Secretary General shall not exceed four years; provided that the
Secretary General may be eligible for re-appointment to only one additional term.
(5)
The Secretary General shall be answerable to the Board of Trustees in exercise the functions
and powers conferred under this Act. More specifically the Secretary General shall have the
following powers and perform these functions:
(a)
head the Secretariat of the Fund;
(b)
carry out financial and administrative functions of the Fund and ensure that expenditures
are within the approved budgets and in accordance with requirements of the Public
Finance, Management and Accountability Act, 2011;
(c)
Propose plans, programs and administrative policies and procedures that are within the
mandate of the Fund and submit them to the Board of Trustees for approval;
(d)
execute the decisions of the Board of Trustees and follow-up on its recommendations;
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