Article 219 - Transfer of equitable share.
A countyâs share of revenue raised by the national government shall be transferred to the county without undue delay and without deduction, except when the transfer has been stopped under Article...
Article 223 - Supplementary appropriation.
(1) Subject to clauses (2) to (4), the national government may spend money that has not been appropriated ifâ
(a) the amount appropriated for any purpose under the Appropriation Act is insufficient...
Article 224 - County appropriation Bills.
On the basis of the Division of Revenue Bill passed by Parliament under Article 218, each county government shall prepare and adopt its own annual budget and appropriation Bill in the form, and...
Article 225 - Financial control.
(1) An Act of Parliament shall provide for the establishment, functions and responsibilities of the national Treasury.
(2) Parliament shall enact legislation to ensure both expenditure control and...
Article 228 - Controller of Budget.
(1) There shall be a Controller of Budget who shall be nominated by the President and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appointed by the President.
(2) To be qualified to be the...
Article 229 - Auditor-General.
(1) There shall be an Auditor-General who shall be nominated by the President and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appointed by the President.
(2) To be qualified to be the...
Article 231 - Central Bank of Kenya.
(1) There is established the Central Bank of Kenya.
(2) The Central Bank of Kenya shall be responsible for formulating monetarypolicy, promoting price stability, issuing currency and performing...
Article 233 - The Public Service Commission.
. (1) There is established the Public Service Commission.
(2) The Public Service Commission consists of a chairperson, a vice chairperson and seven other members appointed by the President with...
Article 235 - Staffing of county governments.
(1) A county government is responsible, within a framework of uniform norms and standards prescribed by an Act of Parliament, forâ (a) establishing and abolishing offices in its public...
Article 236 - Protection of public officers.
A public officer shall not beâ
(a) victimised or discriminated against for having performed the functions of office in accordance with this Constitution or any other law; or
(b) dismissed, removed...
Article 237 - Teachers Service Commission.
(1) There is established the Teachers Service Commission.
(2) The functions of the Commission areâ
(a) to register trained teachers;
(b) to recruit and employ registered teachers;
(c) to assign...
Article 238 - Principles of national security.
(1) National security is the protection against internal and external threats to Kenyaâs territorial integrity and sovereignty, its people, their rights, freedoms, property, peace, stability and...
Article 239 - National security organs.
(1) The national security organs areâ
(a) the Kenya Defence Forces;
(b) the National Intelligence Service; and (c) the National Police Service.
(2) The primary object of the national security...
Article 246 - National Police Service Commission.
(1) There is established the National Police Service Commission.
(2) The Commission consists ofâ
(a) the following persons, each appointed by the Presidentâ
(i) a person who is qualified to be...
Article 247 - Other police services.
Parliament may enact legislation establishing other police services under the supervision of the National Police Service and the command of the Inspector General of the Service.
Article 248 - Application of Chapter.
1) This Chapter applies to the commissions specified in clause (2) and theindependent offices specified in clause (3), except to the extent that this Constitution provides otherwise.
(2) The...
Article 251 - Removal from office.
(1) A member of a commission (other than an ex officio member), or the holder of an independent office, may be removed from office only forâ
(a) serious violation of this Constitution or any other...
Article 252 - General functions and powers.
1) Each commission, and each holder of an independent officeâ
(a) may conduct investigations on its own initiative or on a complaint made by a member of the public;
(b) has the powers necessary for...
Article 255 - Amendment of this Constitution.
(1) A proposed amendment to this Constitution shall be enacted in accordance with Article 256 or 257, and approved in accordance with clause (2) by a referendum, if the amendment relates to any of...
Article 257 - Amendment by popular initiative.
1) An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a popular initiative signed by at least one million registered voters.
(2) A popular initiative for an amendment to this Constitution may be...
Article 258 - Enforcement of this Constitution.
1) Every person has the right to institute court proceedings, claiming that this Constitution has been contravened, or is threatened with contravention.
(2) In addition to a person acting in their...
Article 259 - Construing this Constitution.
(1) This Constitution shall be interpreted in a manner thatâ (a) promotes its purposes, values and principles;
(b) advances the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms in the...
Article 260 - Interpretation.
In this Constitution, unless the context requires otherwiseâ "adult" means an individual who has attained the age of eighteen years;
"affirmative action" includes any measure designed to overcome or...
Article 261 - Consequential legislation.
(1) Parliament shall enact any legislation required by this Constitution to be enacted to govern a particular matter within the period specified in the Fifth Schedule, commencing on the effective...
Article 263 - Effective Date.
This Constitution shall come into force on its promulgation by the President or on the expiry of a period of fourteen days from the date of the publication in the Gazette of the final result of the...