c.
d.
be given to him by the President;
co-ordinating and supervising the work of all administrative heads of ministries and departments in the
Public Service;
such other functions as the President may from time to time determine.
(4) The Secretary to the Cabinet shall not assume the duties of his office unless he has taken and subscribed to the
oath as set out in the Third Schedule to this Constitution.
Secretary to the VicePresident.
69. (1) There shall be a Secretary to the Vice-President whose office shall be a public office.
(2) The Secretary to the Vice-President shall be appointed by the President in consultation with the Public Service
Commission and shall, before assuming the functions of his office, take and subscribe to the oath as set out in the
Third Schedule to this Constitution.
Power of appointment
vested in the president.
70. The President may appoint, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution or any other law the following
persons—
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Power of Appointment
Vested in the President.
71. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 152 of this Constitution and save as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, the President shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution or any other law, appoint—
a.
b.
c.
Office of Paramount
Chief.
the Chief Justice;
any Justice of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, or Judge of the High Court;
the Auditor-General;
the sole Commissioner or the Chairman and other Members of any Commission established by this
Constitution;
the Chairman and other Members of the governing body of any corporation established by an Act of
Parliament, a statutory instrument, or out of public funds, subject to the approval of Parliament.
to any office to which section 141 (which relates to the offices within the jurisdiction of the Judicial and
Legal Service Commission) applies;
to any office to which sections 153 and 154, which relate to certain offices abroad and the offices of
Permanent Secretaries respectively, apply;
the Governor and the other members of the governing body of any State Bank, Banking or Financial
Institutions.
72. (1) The institution of Chieftaincy as established by customary law and usage and its non-abolition by legislation
is hereby guaranteed and preserved.
(2) Without derogating from the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), no provision of law in so far as it
provides for the abolition of the office of Paramount Chief as existing by customary law and usage immediately
before the entry into force of this Constitution, shall have effect unless it is included in an Act of Parliament and the
provisions of Section 108 shall apply in relation to the Bill for such an Act as they apply in relation to the Bill for an
Act of Parliament that alters any of the provisions of this Constitution that are referred to in subsection (3) of that
section.
(3) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with, or in
contravention of, the provisions of subsection (1) to the extent that the law in question makes provision for the
determination, in accordance with appropriate customary law and usage, of the validity of the nomination, election,
unseating or replacement of any Paramount Chief, or the question of restraining in any way the exercise of any
rights, duties, privileges or functions conferred upon, or enjoyed by him, by virtue of his office or the installation or
deposition of a person as a Paramount Chief.
(4) A Paramount Chief may be removed from office by the President for any gross misconduct in the performance of
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