Job Description
DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR HEALTH – ONE (1) POST – V/NO…69/2024
Terms of Service: Five years (5) years contract (renewable once) subject
to satisfactory performance
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh 292,765 - Ksh 576,120 p.m. (CSG 3)
Allowances
Entertainment Allowance: Ksh 100,000 p.m.
Extraneous Allowance: Ksh 100,000 p.m
House Allowance: Ksh 100,000 p.m
Domestic Servants Allowance: Ksh 15,600 p.m
Leave Allowance: As existing in the Civil Service
Annual Leave: 30 working days per financial year
Medical Cover: As provided by the Government
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
(i) be a medical practitioner registered by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
(KMPDB);
(ii) at least be a holder of a Masters Degree in Public Health, Medicine or any other health
related field;
(iii) have experience of at least ten (10) years in management of health services, five (5) of
which must be at a senior management position;
(iv) a registration Certificate and a Valid Practicing License from the Medical Practitioners
and Dentists Board; and
(v) meet the provision of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya
Duties and Responsibilities
The Director General of Health shall:-
(i) be the technical advisor to the Government on all matters relating to health within
the health sector;
(ii) be the technical advisor to the Cabinet Secretary of Health;
(iii) be responsible for preventing and guarding against the introduction of infectious
diseases into Kenya;
(iv) promote the public health and the prevention, limitation or suppression of
infectious, communicable or preventable diseases within Kenya;
(v) advise the two levels of Government on matters of national security on public
health;
(vi) promote and facilitate research and investigations in connection with the
prevention or treatment of human diseases;
(vii) prepare and publish reports and statistical or other information relative to the public
health;
(viii) obtain and publish periodically information on infectious diseases and other health
matters and such procurable information regarding epidemic diseases in territories
adjacent to Kenya or in other Countries as the interests of public health may require;
(ix) provide guidelines for registration, licensing, certification and gazzettement of all
health facilities;
(x) be responsible for internship program for health workers;
(xi) supervise the directorates within the national Ministry of health; and
(xii) perform any other duties as may be assigned by the appointing authority and any
other written law
NOTE:
The successful candidate shall be vetted by Parliament before appointment by the
Cabinet Secretary for Health.