Key Offices
1. Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service
2. Secretary to the Cabinet
3. State House Comptroller
4. Deputy Chief of Staff
5. Office of the Council of Economic Advisors
6. Office of the National Security Advisor
7. Office of the Women Rights Advisor
8. Office of the Council of Climate Change Advisor
9. The Private Secretary to the President
10. Office of Fiscal Affairs and Budget Policy
11. Office of the Economic Transformation
12. Head of the Presidential Communication Service
13. Statehouse Spokesperson
Functions
1) Overall Policy Direction and Leadership;
2) Promotion of National Unity and Protection of National Interest;
3) Civilian Oversight of National Security Organs;
4) Custodian of National Security Policy and Strategy;
5) Oversight over the National Intelligence Service;
6) Management of the Assumption of the Office of the President;
7) Co-ordination of Functions of Ministries and State Departments;
8) Chair Cabinet;
9) Chair National and County Governments coordinating Summit;
10) Appointment of Attorney-General;
11) Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Policy Management;
12) Advisory on the Management of Kenya’s International Borders;
13) Appointment of Cabinet Secretaries;
14) Appointment of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and Judges of Superior Courts;
15) Appointment of Principal Secretaries;
16) Appointment of Chairpersons and Commissioners of Constitutional Commissions;
17) Appointment of High Commissioners and Ambassadors;
18) Appointment of Chairpersons of State Corporations;
19) Appointment of State/Public Officers as provided by law;
20) Establishment of Public Offices in Accordance with the Constitution;
21) Conferment of Honours in the name of the people and the Republic;
22) Administration of Power of Mercy;
23) Accreditation of Foreign Diplomatic and Consular representatives;
24) Annual Reporting to Parliament on the Realization of National Values, Principles of Governance, National Security and Fulfillment of Kenya’s International Obligations;
25) Implementation of the National Cohesion and Integration Values;
26) Co-ordination and Delivery of National Priorities and Flagship Programmes;
27) Public Service Reforms;
28) Management and Monitoring of the Public Service Performance;
29) Oversight of State Corporations and State Agencies;
30) Co-ordination of Counter Terrorism Strategy and Policy Implementation;
31) Co-ordination of Counter Radicalization, Disengagement and Rehabilitation;
32) Focal Point for Bilateral and Multilateral Partnerships in Counter Terrorism;
33) Creation and Co-ordination of Commission of Inquiry and Tribunals;
34) Co-ordination of Women Rights Initiatives as vested in the Women Rights Agency;
35) Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing; § Parliamentary Liaison;
36) Liaison of Constitutional Commissions; and
37) State House Spokesperson.
Functions of the Chief Of Staff and Head of the Public Service
1) Administrative Head of the Executive Office of the President;
2) As Co-ordinator and convener of the Principal Secretaries Committees, support the Executive Office of the President in facilitating the organization and efficient execution of Government Business;
3) Promote ethics, good governance, efficiency, and effectiveness in the provision of public services through the deployment of right skills, values, and leadership in the Kenyan Public Service;
4) Transmit Executive Directives/Orders and Presidential Proclamations to Ministries, State Organs, State Departments, and State Agencies for their information, implementation or other action;
5) Custodian of the Kenya Public Seal and other instruments of the State for national posterity; and
6) Perform any other function ancillary to the above as may be assigned by the President.
Institutions: Executive Office of the President
1. Cabinet Office (Article 154 of the Constitution)
2. National Security Council (Article 240 of the Constitution, National Security Council Act, 2012)
3. Assumption of the Office of President Committee (Assumption of the Office of President Act, 2012)
4. National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC)
5. National Intelligence Service (National Security Intelligence Service Act, 2012)
6. Kenya International Boundaries Office
7. Joint Security Secretariat (National Security Council Act, 2012)
8. National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) (Security Laws Amendment Act, 2014)
9. National Economic and Social Council (NESC)
10. Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology
11. President’s Budget Office
12. President’s Economic Transformation Office
13. Presidential Council of Economic Advisors
14. Directorate of National Cohesion and Values
15. Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
16. National and County Government Summit (Intergovernmental Relations Act, 2012)
17. Power of Mercy Advisory Committee (Power of Mercy Act, 2011)
18. Kenya South Sudan Liaison Office (KESSULO)
19. Public Entities Oversight Office
1. Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service
2. Secretary to the Cabinet
3. State House Comptroller
4. Deputy Chief of Staff
5. Office of the Council of Economic Advisors
6. Office of the National Security Advisor
7. Office of the Women Rights Advisor
8. Office of the Council of Climate Change Advisor
9. The Private Secretary to the President
10. Office of Fiscal Affairs and Budget Policy
11. Office of the Economic Transformation
12. Head of the Presidential Communication Service
13. Statehouse Spokesperson
Functions
1) Overall Policy Direction and Leadership;
2) Promotion of National Unity and Protection of National Interest;
3) Civilian Oversight of National Security Organs;
4) Custodian of National Security Policy and Strategy;
5) Oversight over the National Intelligence Service;
6) Management of the Assumption of the Office of the President;
7) Co-ordination of Functions of Ministries and State Departments;
8) Chair Cabinet;
9) Chair National and County Governments coordinating Summit;
10) Appointment of Attorney-General;
11) Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Policy Management;
12) Advisory on the Management of Kenya’s International Borders;
13) Appointment of Cabinet Secretaries;
14) Appointment of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, and Judges of Superior Courts;
15) Appointment of Principal Secretaries;
16) Appointment of Chairpersons and Commissioners of Constitutional Commissions;
17) Appointment of High Commissioners and Ambassadors;
18) Appointment of Chairpersons of State Corporations;
19) Appointment of State/Public Officers as provided by law;
20) Establishment of Public Offices in Accordance with the Constitution;
21) Conferment of Honours in the name of the people and the Republic;
22) Administration of Power of Mercy;
23) Accreditation of Foreign Diplomatic and Consular representatives;
24) Annual Reporting to Parliament on the Realization of National Values, Principles of Governance, National Security and Fulfillment of Kenya’s International Obligations;
25) Implementation of the National Cohesion and Integration Values;
26) Co-ordination and Delivery of National Priorities and Flagship Programmes;
27) Public Service Reforms;
28) Management and Monitoring of the Public Service Performance;
29) Oversight of State Corporations and State Agencies;
30) Co-ordination of Counter Terrorism Strategy and Policy Implementation;
31) Co-ordination of Counter Radicalization, Disengagement and Rehabilitation;
32) Focal Point for Bilateral and Multilateral Partnerships in Counter Terrorism;
33) Creation and Co-ordination of Commission of Inquiry and Tribunals;
34) Co-ordination of Women Rights Initiatives as vested in the Women Rights Agency;
35) Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing; § Parliamentary Liaison;
36) Liaison of Constitutional Commissions; and
37) State House Spokesperson.
Functions of the Chief Of Staff and Head of the Public Service
1) Administrative Head of the Executive Office of the President;
2) As Co-ordinator and convener of the Principal Secretaries Committees, support the Executive Office of the President in facilitating the organization and efficient execution of Government Business;
3) Promote ethics, good governance, efficiency, and effectiveness in the provision of public services through the deployment of right skills, values, and leadership in the Kenyan Public Service;
4) Transmit Executive Directives/Orders and Presidential Proclamations to Ministries, State Organs, State Departments, and State Agencies for their information, implementation or other action;
5) Custodian of the Kenya Public Seal and other instruments of the State for national posterity; and
6) Perform any other function ancillary to the above as may be assigned by the President.
Institutions: Executive Office of the President
1. Cabinet Office (Article 154 of the Constitution)
2. National Security Council (Article 240 of the Constitution, National Security Council Act, 2012)
3. Assumption of the Office of President Committee (Assumption of the Office of President Act, 2012)
4. National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC)
5. National Intelligence Service (National Security Intelligence Service Act, 2012)
6. Kenya International Boundaries Office
7. Joint Security Secretariat (National Security Council Act, 2012)
8. National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) (Security Laws Amendment Act, 2014)
9. National Economic and Social Council (NESC)
10. Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology
11. President’s Budget Office
12. President’s Economic Transformation Office
13. Presidential Council of Economic Advisors
14. Directorate of National Cohesion and Values
15. Directorate of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing
16. National and County Government Summit (Intergovernmental Relations Act, 2012)
17. Power of Mercy Advisory Committee (Power of Mercy Act, 2011)
18. Kenya South Sudan Liaison Office (KESSULO)
19. Public Entities Oversight Office
