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Article 254

Reporting by commissions and independent offices

In plain English

Each commission and independent office must report to the President and Parliament after every financial year. The President, National Assembly or Senate may also require a report on a particular issue. All such reports must be published and publicised.

The official text

(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, each commission, and each holder of an independent office, shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament.

(2) At any time, the President, the National Assembly or the Senate may require a commission or holder of an independent office to submit a report on a particular issue.

(3) Every report required from a commission or holder of an independent office under this Article shall be published and publicised.

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.