The Senate has drafted a Bill that seeks to regulate the operations of fire and rescue services in Kenya by establishing a Fire and Rescue Service Professionals Board.
According to the Act, the Board will, among others, provide for the examination, training, registration and licensing of fire and rescue services professionals.
Those who will sit in the Board include a chairman appointed by a Cabinet Secretary in the relevant ministry, PSs in the Ministry responsible for matters relating to fire prevention and disaster management, Treasury and the Ministry for Internal Security.
Others who will sit in the Board include one person nominated by the Kenya Red Cross Society, two persons nominated by the Council of County Governors, one person nominated by the Kenya National Fire Brigades Association, one person nominated by the Kenya Medical Association and a registrar who shall be an ex-official member and who shall have no vote.