the National Assembly shall appoint the persons to hold the office of Minister. A
person holding the post of Minister is accountable to the President for his or her
Ministry’s administration and collectively responsible for the Cabinet decisions. The
Minister may be removed from office by either the President or by a two-third vote
of censure from the National Assembly.
The Attorney-General is appointed by the President from candidates proposed by
the Constitutional Appointments Authority, for a period of seven years. He is the
principal legal adviser to the Government and is ultimately responsible in the
determination of the criminal proceedings. In the exercise of his functions the
Attorney-General is not subject to the direction or control of any other person or
authority.
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The Legislative Power
The legislative power is vested in the National Assembly independent of the
Executive and accountable to the electorates (Chapter VIII). The Assembly shall
exercise full legislative power, including ultimate oversight of Executive action.
Where the President deems that a Bill infringes the Constitution, he may refer the
Bill to the Constitutional Court for a decision. The National Assembly is open to
public access and media coverage. Equal airtime (media) is guaranteed during Key
addresses and electioneering. The electoral system for the National Assembly
combines the majority and the proportional methods. Deputies will be partially
directly elected by public secret ballot and partially appointed on a proportional
representation basis. The Constitution makes provision for an Electoral
Commissioner, mandated to oversee the conduct of free and fair elections, maintain
electoral roles and supervise election conduct.