Local Government Act - Kenya Law Reports

Rev. 2010]
Local Government CAP. 265 65
officer of health shall have all the powers and duties conferred and
imposed upon the medical officer of health of the municipal council
of which he is such officer by this Act or any other written law and, in
particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, he
shall perform such duties as may be prescribed under the Public Health
Act and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the municipal
council of which he is the medical officer of health.
132. (1) The town engineer of a municipal council and the
engineer or, where there is no engineer, the works superintendent, of
every other local authority, shall have the general responsibility for
the engineering works of the local authority of which he is such officer
(except where the local authority shall have made separate contractual
arrangements therefor), and for the maintenance and repair of all roads,
drains, streets and bridges for which the local authority is responsible
and for such other matters as may be assigned to him by the local
authority.
(2) In the discharge of the functions of his office, the town
engineer, the engineer or, where there is no engineer, the works
superintendent of a local authority shall have all the powers and duties
conferred and imposed upon the town engineer or the engineer of a
local authority, as the case may be, by this Act or any other written law
and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the local authority
of which he is an officer.
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(Repealed by 11 of 1984, s. 21.).
135. (1) A local authority shall, in the case of an officer employed
by it, whether under this or any other written law, who by reason of
his office or employment is likely to be entrusted with the custody or
control of money and may, in the case of any other officer employed by
it, either require him to give, or itself take, such security for the faithful
execution of his office and for his duly accounting for all money or
property which may be entrusted to him, as the local authority thinks
sufficient.
(2) A local authority may, in the case of a person not employed
by it but who is likely to be entrusted with the custody and control of
money or property belonging to the local authority, take such security
as it thinks sufficient for the person duly accounting for all money or
property.
(3) An urban council may comply with the provisions of this
section under arrangements made with the county council in whose
area the urban council is situated.
Cap. 242.
Status, power and
duties of town
engineer and
engineer.
Security to be given
by officers.
11 of 1984, s. 22.