Restriction on activities of State officers
A full-time State officer may not take other paid work, and an appointed State officer may not hold office in a political party. Retired State officers on public pensions face limits on paid public positions they may hold.
The official text
(1) A full-time State officer shall not participate in any other gainful employment.
(2) Any appointed State officer shall not hold office in a political party.
(3) A retired State officer who is receiving a pension from public funds shall not hold more than two concurrent remunerative positions as chairperson, director or employee of—
(a) a company owned or controlled by the State; or
(b) a State organ.
(4) A retired State officer shall not receive remuneration from public funds other than as contemplated in clause (3).
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.