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Article 151 · Part 2—The President and Deputy President

Remuneration and benefits of President and Deputy President

In plain English

The pay and benefits of the President and Deputy President are paid from the Consolidated Fund. They cannot be reduced to their disadvantage while in office, and retirement benefits of former holders cannot be reduced during their lifetime.

The official text

(1) The remuneration and benefits payable to the President and the Deputy President shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund.

(2) The remuneration, benefits and privileges of the President and Deputy President shall not be varied to their disadvantage while in office.

(3) The retirement benefits payable to a former President and a former Deputy President, the facilities available to and the privileges enjoyed by them, shall not be varied to their disadvantage during their lifetime.

Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.