Interpretation and General Provisions Act
37. Provision for execution of duties of Cabinet Secretary or public officer during temporary absence or inability
37. Provision for execution of duties of Cabinet Secretary or public officer during temporary absence or inability
Where by or under an Act, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a Cabinet Secretary or a public officer, the President, in the case of a Cabinet Secretary, or the Cabinet Secretary, in the case of a public officer, may direct that, if from any cause the office of that Cabinet Secretary or public officer is vacant, or if during any period, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or any other cause, the Cabinet Secretary or public officer is unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office, those powers shall be had and may be exercised and those duties shall be performed by a Cabinet Secretary designated by the President or by a person named by, or by the public officer holding an office designated by, the Cabinet Secretary; and thereupon the Cabinet Secretary, or the person or public officer, during that period, shall have and may exercise those powers and shall perform those duties, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the President or the Cabinet Secretary may direct.[Act No. 7 of 1956, s. 4, Act No. 39 of 1958, s. 5, Act No. 21 of 1966, 2nd Sch.]Source: Kenya Law