constituteproject.org • Establishment of cabinet/ministers • Powers of cabinet • Head of state decree power PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:15 Article 121: Items deliberated upon by the Cabinet Cabinet shall deliberate upon the following:   1°. bills and draft decree-laws;   2°. drafts of Presidential Orders, Prime Minister's Orders, Ministerial Orders, and Orders of Ministers of State and other members of Cabinet;   3°. any other matters in respect of which the Constitution and other laws vest responsibility in the Cabinet. A Presidential Order shall determine Ministerial Orders, Orders of Ministers of State and Orders of other members of Cabinet which shall be adopted without consideration by the Cabinet. • Eligibility for cabinet • Head of government's role in the legislature Article 122: Benefits for members of the Cabinet and incompatibilities with their office The office of members of Cabinet is incompatible with membership of Parliament or any other remunerated activity. Other incompatibilities with being a member of Cabinet shall be determined by the Organic Law on leadership code of conduct. An Organic Law shall determine benefits to which members of the Cabinet are entitled. • Oaths to abide by constitution Article 123 Before assuming office, the Prime Minister, Ministers, Ministers of State and other members of Cabinet shall take oath before the President of the Republic, Parliament and the Supreme Court. • Head of government replacement Article 124 The resignation or vacation of the office of the Prime Minister on account of any reason shall lead to resignation of other members of the Cabinet. The President of the Republic shall receive the resignation of the Cabinet when it is submitted by the Prime Minister. During such period, the Cabinet shall only deal with routine business until a new Cabinet is appointed. Article 125 Each Minister, Minister of State or other member of the Cabinet may individually tender in his/her resignation to the President of the Republic through the Prime Minister. The resignation shall become effective if, within a period of five (5) days, it is not withdrawn by the member of Cabinet concerned and the President of the Republic has consented to it. Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010) Page 37