Leadership and Integrity

1. 73Responsibilities of leadershipState officers hold authority as a public trust, to serve the people rather than rule them. Leaders must be chosen on integrity and competence or by free elections, act impartially, serve selflessly, declare conflicting interests and be accountable.
2. 74Oath of office of State officersBefore taking up, acting in, or performing the functions of a State office, a person must take the oath or affirmation of office as prescribed by the Third Schedule or an Act of Parliament.
3. 75Conduct of State officersState officers must avoid conflicts between personal interests and public duties, and must not demean their office. Those who break this or related rules face discipline, may be dismissed, and are then barred from any other State office.
4. 76Financial probity of State officersGifts to a State officer on a public or official occasion belong to the Republic, unless an Act exempts them. State officers may not keep foreign bank accounts except as an Act allows, or accept loans or benefits that compromise their integrity.
5. 77Restriction on activities of State officersA 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.
6. 78Citizenship and leadershipOnly Kenyan citizens can be elected or appointed to State office, and State officers and members of the defence forces cannot hold dual citizenship. Neither rule applies to judges, members of commissions, or people made citizens of another country without the ability to opt out.
7. 79Legislation to establish the ethics and anti-corruption commissionParliament must pass a law creating an independent ethics and anti-corruption commission, with the status and powers of a commission under Chapter Fifteen, to enforce this Chapter.
8. 80Legislation on leadershipParliament must pass laws on how Chapter Six is administered and enforced, including penalties and its application to public officers.

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.