Constitution of Kenya, 2010
(b) the President shall dismiss the Cabinet Secretary.
Decisions, responsibility and accountability of the Cabinet.
153. (1) A decision by the Cabinet shall be in writing.
(2) Cabinet Secretaries are accountable individually, and
collectively, to the President for the exercise of their powers and the
performance of their functions.
(3) A Cabinet Secretary shall attend before a committee of the
National Assembly, or the Senate, when required by the committee,
and answer any question concerning a matter for which the Cabinet
Secretary is responsible.
(4) Cabinet Secretaries shall—
(a) act in accordance with this Constitution; and
(b) provide Parliament with full and regular reports concerning
matters under their control.
Secretary to the Cabinet.
154. (1) There is established the office of Secretary to the
Cabinet, which is an office in the public service.
(2) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall—
(a) be nominated and, with the approval of the National
Assembly, appointed by the President; and
(b) may be dismissed by the President.
(3) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall—
(a) have charge of the Cabinet office;
(b) be responsible, subject to the directions of the Cabinet, for
arranging the business, and keeping the minutes, of the
Cabinet;
(c) convey the decisions of the Cabinet to the appropriate
persons or authorities; and
(d) have other functions as directed by the Cabinet.
(4) The Secretary to the Cabinet may resign from office by giving
notice, in writing, to the President.
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