[Rev. 2012]
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
CAP. 221
10. Board to lay down standards
(1) The Board shall give directions in writing laying down general standards of
taste, impartiality and accuracy for the contents, including advertisements, of all
programmes broadcast by the Corporation.
(2) It shall be the duty of all officers and servants of the Corporation and in
particular of the Managing Director to ensure that standards so laid down are
maintained.
11. Functions of the managing director
(1) Subject to this Act, the control and executive management of the
Corporation shall be vested in the Managing Director.
(2) Subject to the directions of the Board, the Managing Director may—
(a) establish and operate production and transmission facilities, and
services related thereto;
(b) plan, regulate and control the content and balance of all broadcasts
by the Corporation;
(c) approve recurrent expenditure within limits determined by the Board;
(d) approve any individual capital work of which the estimated cost does
not exceed one million shillings or such other sum as the Minister may
by order determine;
(e) approve any alteration in salaries, wages or other terms and
conditions of service of employees of the Corporation not involving
expenditure in excess of the limits determined by the Board within its
powers;
(f) approve any alteration in the establishment of the Corporation other
than an alteration involving a major re-organization or a substantial
reduction in the number of employees; and
(g) allocate functions to employees of the Corporation.
(3) The Board may direct the Managing Director to establish divisions for the
Corporation and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing there may be
established divisions for—
(a) deleted by Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36;
(b) deleted by Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36;
(c) deleted by Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36;
(d) deleted by Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36;
(e) deleted by Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36;
(f) personnel and administration;
(g) finance.
[Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36.]
12. Broadcasting advisory councils
(1) For the better carrying out of the powers, duties and functions of the
Corporation the Board may establish an advisory council to advise the Board on
any matter concerning the broadcasting service of the Corporation.
[Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 36.]
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