[Rev. 2012] Children CAP. 141 6. Cultural background (1) Whenever possible, a child shall be placed with a foster parent who has the same cultural background as the child’s parents and who originates from the same area in Kenya as the parents of the child. 7. Registration of foster parent (1) If after such inquiry as the Director deems necessary, the Director is satisfied as to the character and fitness of the applicant and the premises proposed to be used by the applicant as a foster home, the Director shall register the applicant as a foster parent. (2) A person registered under paragraph (1) shall make an undertaking containing particulars set out in Form 3 and be issued with a certificate of registration as set out in Form 3 in the prescribed form and shall be entitled to receive and maintain on the premises specified in the certificate any child for the purposes of caring and nurturing him. (3) Every registration certificate issued under paragraph (2) shall continue in force for a period of twelve months beginning on the day it is issued and shall then expire: Provided that where an application for the renewal of a certificate is made prior to the expiry of the current certificate, the current certificate shall continue in force until a decision on the application for renewal is made. (4) Subject to paragraph (3), the Director may at any time revoke a certificate of registration issued under paragraph (2). (5) Where it is intended to revoke a certificate of registration under paragraph (2), the Director shall give notice of the intended revocation to the foster parent. (6) Upon the issue of a notice under paragraph (5), the Director shall make such arrangements as may be necessary for the removal of any child residing in the foster home concerned. 8. Medical care (1) When foster placement begins the Director shall obtain and submit to the foster parent a list of immunisations carried out in respect of the child and indicate to the foster parent the list of other immunisations required to be effected in respect of the child in accordance with the Ministry of Health schedule of immunisations and the foster parent shall ensure that those immunisations are carried out. (2) The foster parent, and the Director’s office shall at all times keep a record of the immunisations in respect of the child. (3) The Director and the voluntary children’s institution which recommends foster care placement shall ensure that a foster child is examined by a medical practitioner within one month after foster placement and thereafter at least once every year, and arrangements shall be made by the Director or voluntary children’s institution to obtain from the medical practitioner after each such examination a written report on the physical health and mental condition of the foster child. C15 - 95 [Issue 1]