Trusted since 2008
LoginRegister
Study resources on Kenyaplex

Get ready-made curriculum aligned revision materials

Exam papers, notes, holiday assignments and topical questions – all aligned to the Kenyan curriculum.

Browse exam papers
Or go directly to:
Class notes Holiday assignments Topical questions Other resources

State and explain the categories of administrative functions.

State and explain the categories of administrative functions.

Answers

sharon
1.Ministerial functions; Examples of Ministerial Functions are those functions carried out
or performed by Government Ministers in their implementation of governmental policies
and programs. Examples include appointment of public officials by Ministers and the
grant of ministerial approvals and consents.
2.Administrative functions: these are the functions carried out by public officials and
public bodies in their management of various governmental bodies in their provision of
services for example educational services and in their administration of various social
services as in the case of social security services.
3.Legislative functions: These include the function of making or creating subsidiary
legislation. The responsibility of legislative functions is on the respective Ministers?. The
duty of making by-laws is also the respective ministers.
4.Judicial functions: These primarily involve the functions of determining claims or
disputes between individuals and other bodies. A good example of administrative body
that performs judicial functions is the Industrial Court which functions as a court of law.
5.Quasi Judicial functions: These involve the exercise of powers which are fundamentally
judicial but without the usual trappings of a court of law for example without strict
requirement of rules of evidence or the observance of rules of evidence, without strict
requirements of examination of witnesses and without other legal Technicalities. A good
example being the Liquor Licensing Court, the Land Control Boards and the Motor
Vehicle Licensing Authorities.
sharon kalunda answered the question on April 12, 2019 at 11:31

Answer Attachments

Next: Highlight the issues addressed by the constitution of kenya

Previous: Outline the functions/purposes of administrative law.

View more CPA Commercial Law Questions and Answers  |  Return to Questions Index

Exams With Marking Schemes

Related Questions