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Article 153 Β· Part 3β€”The Cabinet

Decisions, responsibility and accountability of the Cabinet

In plain English

Cabinet decisions must be in writing. Cabinet Secretaries answer to the President, must appear before parliamentary committees and answer questions when required, and must give Parliament full and regular reports.

The official text

(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 shallβ€”

(a) act in accordance with this Constitution; and

(b) provide Parliament with full and regular reports concerning matters under their control.

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.