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(a) address the opening of each newly elected Parliament;
(b) address a special sitting of Parliament once every year and
may address Parliament at any other time; and
(c) once every year—
(i)report, in an address to the nation, on all the measures
taken and the progress achieved in the realisation of
the national values, referred to in Article 10;
(ii)publish in the Gazette the details of the measures and
progress under sub-paragraph (i); and
(iii) submit a report for debate to the National Assembly on
the progress made in fulfilling the international
obligations of the Republic.
(2) The President shall nominate and, with the approval of the
National Assembly, appoint, and may dismiss—
(a) the Cabinet Secretaries, in accordance with Article 152;
(b) the Attorney-General, in accordance with Article 156;
(c) the Secretary to the Cabinet in accordance with Article 154;
(d) Principal Secretaries in accordance with Article 155;
(e) high commissioners, ambassadors and diplomatic and
consular representatives; and75
(f) in accordance with this Constitution, any other State or public
officer whom this Constitution requires or empowers the
President to appoint or dismiss.
(3) The President shall—
(a) chair Cabinet meetings;
(b) direct and co-ordinate the functions of ministries and
government departments; and
(c) by a decision published in the Gazette, assign responsibility
for the implementation and administration of any Act of
Parliament to a Cabinet Secretary, to the extent not
inconsistent with any Act of Parliament.
(4) The President may—
(a) perform any other executive function provided for in this
Constitution or in national legislation and, except as otherwise
provided for in this Constitution, may establish an office in the
public service in accordance with the recommendation of the
Public Service Commission;
(b) receive foreign diplomatic and consular representatives;
(c) confer honours in the name of the people and the Republic;
(d) subject to Article 58, declare a state of emergency; and
(e) with the approval of Parliament, declare war.
(5) The President shall ensure that the international obligations of
the Republic are fulfilled through the actions of the relevant Cabinet
Secretaries.
Power of mercy.
What this means
- The index files this text under article 132 of the Constitution of Kenya.
- The passage runs to about 347 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).
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