Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda
Powers to enact Presidential Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Rwanda
- Provision
- 112
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) The President of the Republic enacts
Presidential Orders by virtue of the
powers vested in him or her by this
Constitution and other laws.
(2) Presidential Orders on the following
matters are approved by Cabinet:
(a) implementation of laws if it is
within his or her responsibility;
(b) establishment of services in the
Office of the President, the Senate,
the Chamber of Deputies, and in the
Judicial Organ and determination of
their respective responsibilities.
(3) The President of the Republic enacts
Presidential Orders on appointment and
termination of service of the following
judges and prosecutors:
(a) the President, the Vice President
and Judges of the Supreme
Court;
(b) the President, the Vice President
and Judges of the Court of
Appeal;
(c) the President and the Vice
President of the High Court and
the President and the Vice
President of the Commercial
High Court;
(d) the Prosecutor General and the
Deputy Prosecutor General.
(4) The President of the Republic enacts
Presidential Orders on the appointment
and termination of service of the
following senior officials:
(a) the Director of Cabinet in the Office
of the President of the Republic;
(b) Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons
and other Commissioners of
national commissions, Heads and
Deputy Heads of Government
specialised organs and public
institutions;
(c) Heads and Deputy Heads of public
institutions of higher learning;
(d) the Principal Private Secretary to the
President of the Republic;
(e) Advisers in the Office of the
President;
(f) Heads of services in the Office of
the President;
(g) Clerks of Parliament and their
Deputies, the Secretary General of
the Supreme Court, the Secretary
General of the National Public
Prosecution Authority, Permanent
Secretaries in Ministries and
Secretaries General of other State
organs;
(h) other heads of organs of the State as
the law may determine;
(i) members of Boards of Directors of
public institutions and Government
representatives in the enterprises in
which the Government is a
shareholder.
Source record
Source and verification
Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda · parliament.gov.rw · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
Check the upstream source for currency, amendments, and official formatting. The recorded status describes this source version.
Open upstream source