Secretary Forest Regulation

(i) be a citizen of Kenya; (ii) hold an undergraduate degree from a university recognized in Kenya; (iii) have a postgraduate degree in any of the following fields—Forestry; Botany; Environment; Natural Resources; or Plant Ecology; (iv) have had at least fifteen (15) years’ proven experience in the relevant field; and (v) meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

(i) advising the Cabinet Secretary on the development of national standards, codes, procedures and guidelines for participatory forest management, forest utilisation and forestry, forest products and services, and traceability systems for forest produce; (ii) advising and making recommendations to the Cabinet Secretary, the Service, county governments and other agencies on enforcement actions, suspension, variation or revocation of licences; (iii) establishing and coordinating a national forest compliance and enforcement framework in consultation with relevant agencies; (iv) registering, licensing and regulating forest certification experts, timber graders, and such other professionals as may be prescribed by any written law; (v) ensuring linkage of the national forestry registry with national systems, including carbon registry mechanisms under the Climate Change Act; (vi) receiving and investigating complaints made to it by any individual or entity with respect to any matter concerning forestry management and make recommendations to relevant authorities; (vii) preparing and publishing annual reports on the state of regulation in the forestry sector; and (viii) performing such other functions as may be assigned by the Cabinet Secretary or provided under this Act or any other written law.

Eligibility: for serving public officers only.