Kenyan Constitution, Chapter Nine, Part 3, Article 153 to 155

Article 154: Decisions, responsibility and Accountability of the cabinet

(1) A decision by the Cabinet shall be in writing.
(2) Cabinet Secretaries are accountable individually, and collectively, to the President for the exercise of their powers and the performance of their functions.
(3) A Cabinet Secretary shall attend before a committee of the National Assembly, or the Senate, when required by the committee, and answer any question concerning a matter for which the Cabinet Secretary is responsible.
(4) Cabinet Secretaries shall.

(a) act in accordance with this Constitution; and
(b) provide Parliament with full and regular reports concerning matters under their control.

Article 155: Secretary to the Cabinet

(1) There is established the office of Secretary to the Cabinet, which is an office in the public service.
(2) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall–

(a) be nominated and, with the approval of the National Assembly, appointed by the President; and
(b) may be dismissed by the President.

(3) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall–

(a) have charge of the Cabinet office;
(b) be responsible, subject to the directions of the Cabinet, for arranging the business, and keeping the minutes, of the Cabinet;
(c) convey the decisions of the Cabinet to the appropriate persons or authorities; and
(d) have other functions as directed by the Cabinet.

(4) The Secretary to the Cabinet may resign from office by giving notice, in writing, to the President.

Article 155: Principle Secretary

(1) There is established the office of Principal Secretary, which is an office in the public service.
(2) Each State department shall be under the administration of a Principal Secretary.
(3) The President shall–

(a) nominate a person for appointment as Principal Secretary from among persons recommended by the Public Service Commission; and
(b) with the approval of the National Assembly, appoint Principal Secretaries.

(4) The President may re-assign a Principal Secretary.
(5) A Principal Secretary may resign from office by giving notice, in writing, to the President.

Read: Kenyan Constitution, Chapter Nine, Part 3, Article 152