Office of the President – Functions, Composition

A: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Key Offices

Ê Chief of Staff

Ê Comptroller of State House

Ê Office of the Council of Economic Advisors

Ê Office of the Climate Change Council

Ê Office Of the National Security Advisor

Ê The President’s Budget Office

Ê Economic Transformation Secretariat

Ê Women Rights Agency (WRA)

FUNCTIONS

□           Promotion of National Unity and Protection of National Interest;

□           Civilian Oversight of National Security Organs;

□           Custodian of National Security Policy and Strategy;

□           Oversight Over the National Intelligence Service;

□           Management of the Assumption of the Office of the President;

□           Co-ordination of Functions of Ministries and State Departments;

□           Chair Cabinet;

□           Chair National and County Governments Co-ordinating Summit;

□           Appointment of Attorney-General;

□           Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Policy Management;

□           Advisory on the Management of Kenya’s International Borders;

□           Appointment of Cabinet Secretaries;

□           Appointment of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and Judges of Superior Courts;

□           Appointment of Principal Secretaries;

□           Kenya South Sudan Liaison Services;

□           Appointment of Chairpersons and Commissioners of Constitutional Commissions;

□           Appointment of High Commissioners and Ambassadors;

□           Appointment of State/Public Officers as provided by law;

□           Establishment of Public Offices in Accordance with the Constitution;

□           Overall, Policy Direction and Leadership;

□           Assumption of Office of the President Committee (Assumption of the Office of President Act, 2012);

□           Promotion of National Unity and Protection of National Interest;

□           Civilian Oversight of National Security Organs;

□           Custodian of National Security Policy and Strategy;

□           Oversight Over the National Intelligence Service;

□           Management of the Assumption of the Office of the President;

□           Co-ordination of Functions of Ministries and State Departments;

□           Oversight of State Corporations;

□           Conferment of Honours in the name of the people and the Republic;

□           Administration of Power of Mercy;

□           Accreditation of Foreign Diplomatic and Consular representatives;

□           Annual Reporting to Parliament on the Realization of National Values, Principles of Governance, National Security and Fulfillment of Kenya’s International Obligations;

□           Implementation of the National Cohesion and Integration Values;

□           Co-ordination of National Policy and Strategy;

□           Co-ordination and Delivery of National Priorities and flagship Programmes;

□           Public Service Reforms;

□           Management and Monitoring of the Public Service Performance;

□           Proclamation of Public Holidays;

□           Co-ordination of Counter Terrorism Strategy and Policy Implementation;

□           Co-ordination of Counter Radicalization, Disengagement and Rehabilitation;

□           Focal Point for Bilateral and Multilateral Partnerships in Counter Terrorism;

□           Creation and Co-ordination of Commission of Inquiry and Tribunals;

□           Parliamentary Liaison;

□           Liaison of Constitutional Commissions;

□           Government Spokesperson.

□           Women Rights Agency (WRA) – Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), early marriages, FGM, abuse of domestic workers locally and abroad and to coordinate activities of County rescue centers for victims of SGBV