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Article 121: Items deliberated upon by the Cabinet
Cabinet shall deliberate upon the following:
1°. bills and draft decree-laws;
2°. drafts of Presidential Orders, Prime Minister's Orders, Ministerial Orders,
and Orders of Ministers of State and other members of Cabinet;
3°. any other matters in respect of which the Constitution and other laws vest
responsibility in the Cabinet.
A Presidential Order shall determine Ministerial Orders, Orders of Ministers of
State and Orders of other members of Cabinet which shall be adopted without
consideration by the Cabinet.
• Eligibility for cabinet
• Head of government's role in the
legislature
Article 122: Benefits for members of the Cabinet and
incompatibilities with their office
The office of members of Cabinet is incompatible with membership of Parliament or
any other remunerated activity.
Other incompatibilities with being a member of Cabinet shall be determined by the
Organic Law on leadership code of conduct.
An Organic Law shall determine benefits to which members of the Cabinet are
entitled.
• Oaths to abide by constitution
Article 123
Before assuming office, the Prime Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and other
members of Cabinet shall take oath before the President of the Republic, Parliament
and the Supreme Court.
• Head of government replacement
Article 124
The resignation or vacation of the office of the Prime Minister on account of any
reason shall lead to resignation of other members of the Cabinet.
The President of the Republic shall receive the resignation of the Cabinet when it is
submitted by the Prime Minister.
During such period, the Cabinet shall only deal with routine business until a new
Cabinet is appointed.
Article 125
Each Minister, Minister of State or other member of the Cabinet may individually
tender in his/her resignation to the President of the Republic through the Prime
Minister.
The resignation shall become effective if, within a period of five (5) days, it is not
withdrawn by the member of Cabinet concerned and the President of the Republic
has consented to it.
Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010)
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