What is the role of the Vice President in the government of Kenya?
The position of the Vice President is provided for by the Constitution. The president picks one elected Member of Parliament to become the vice president. The role and duties of the Vice President is to assist the President and the President can delegate or direct him to undertake certain duties. That is a tradition. The Vice President is also the leader of Government business, but much more principally, he is the one that is expected to direct, in parliament, the priorities of the government, or those matters that are important to the government. He also plays a major role in interacting with members of parliament. Finally, the Vice President is the chairman of the business committee in Parliament. A specific portfolio is also assigned to the Vice President and in this case it is the Ministry of Planning and National Development. I think literally, assigning the vice president a portfolio that is not too heavy, allows him to play his full role. There are many other occasions when the
