Section 48 of County Governments Act: Decentralized units

The structures and functions of urban areas and cities shall be as is provided for in the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 13 of 2011).

(1) There shall be established at the level of each sub-county the office of the sub-county administrator. (2) The sub-county administrator shall have qualifications and knowledge in administration...

(1) There is established for each Ward in a county the office of the Ward administrator. (2) The Ward administrator shall have professional qualifications and technical knowledge in administration...

(1) There is established the office of village administrator for each village unit established in a county. (2) A village administrator shall have professional qualifications and technical knowledge...

(1) There is established, for each village unit, a village council comprising— (a) the village administrator who shall be the chairperson of the village council; and (b) not less than three and not...

(1) There shall be such further structures of decentralization as may be providedfor in county legislation. (2) There shall be, for every county, a consultative forum for the co-ordination of...

The objectives of this Part are to— (a) provide for evaluation and reporting on the extent to which the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution are complied with...

(1) Each county shall, in accordance with Article 235 of the Constitution, haveits own public service to be known as county public service. (2) The county public service shall be headed by a county...

There is established a County Public Service Board in each County, which shall be— (a) a body corporate with perpetual succession and a seal; and (b) capable of suing and being sued in its corporate...

(1) The County Public Service Board shall comprise— (a) a chairperson nominated and appointed by the county governor with the approval of the county assembly; (b) not less than three but not more...

(1) The functions of the County Public Service Board shall be, on behalf of the county government, to— (a) establish and abolish offices in the county public service; (b) appoint persons to hold or...

(1) The County Public Service Board shall establish a public office within the county public service if it is satisfied that— (a) the establishment of the public office shall serve public interest in...

(1) The County Public Service Board shall abolish a public office when it issatisfied that— (a) the abolition of the public office shall serve the public interest in view of the core functions of the...

(1) Taking into account the provisions of this Part, the County Public Service Board on its own motion, may establish or abolish any office in the county public service. (2) If the Board intends to...

(1) Except as provided for in the Constitution or legislation, the County Public Service Board has the power to make appointments including promotions in respect of offices in the county public...

(1) A person shall not be appointed to hold a public office in an acting capacity unless the person satisfies all the prescribed qualifications for holding that public office. (2) Acting appointments...

(1) In selecting candidates for appointment, the County Public Service Boardshall consider— (a) the standards, values and principles set out in Articles 10, 27(4), 56(c) and 232(1) of the...

If a public office is to be filled, the County Public Service Board shall invite applications through advertisement and other modes of communication so as to reach as wide a population of potential...

No appointment or assignment of a duty in a county public service shall be valid unless it is evidenced in writing.

Subject to the relevant legislation, the County Public Service Board shall, for a specified period, maintain a record of all applications received in response to advertisements inviting applications...

(1) In selecting public officers for re-designation, the criteria for appointment asprescribed under this Part shall apply. (2) A public officer shall not be re-designated to hold or act in a public...

(1) The provisions of this Act and regulations or procedures made under this Act that apply to appointments shall also apply to promotions. (2) If a public officer has been promoted, the head of...

(1) If the relevant authority fails to confirm an appointment of a public officerinitially appointed on probationary terms, and the term has lapsed with or without an extension, the officer shall...

(1) The power to deploy a county public officer within a department shall vestin the relevant county chief officer. (2) The power to deploy a county public officer from one department to another...

(1) The national government shall put in place measures to protect its public officers on secondment to the counties from loss or disadvantage with respect to pension benefits, gratuity or other...

The County Public Service Board shall regulate the engagement of persons on contract, volunteer and casual workers, staff of joint ventures and attachment of interns in its public bodies and offices....

If it comes to the attention of the County Public Service Board that there is reason to believe that any process or decision under this Part may have occurred in an irregular or fraudulent manner, the...

(1) In exercising its disciplinary powers, the County Public Service Board shall observe the principles of natural justice. (2) No public officer may be punished in a manner contrary to any provision...

(1) Any person dissatisfied or affected by a decision made by the County Public Service Board or a person in exercise or purported exercise of disciplinary control against any county public officer...

(1) A county public officer desirous of resigning from office may do so in writing addressed to the lawful appointing authority for the public office. (2) The resignation letter shall be delivered to...

A person may retire from the county public service— (a) on attainment of the mandatory retirement age prescribed under the relevant legislation or policy or as agreed upon between the county public...

The mandatory retirement age for a county public officer generally or for any category of public officers, shall be prescribed by policy of the national government.

(1) A county public officer may retire from the county public office on the ground of ill health if— (a) the concerned county chief officer considers that the public officer is incapable, by reason...

(1) If more than one county public officers, holding similar public offices are tobe retired on the ground of abolition of office but one or more public officers is to remain in office, the concerned...

(1) If a county chief officer, after having considered the report of the complaint against a public officer and it is apparent that it is desirable to retire the officer on the ground of public...

(1) The County Public Service Board may retire a public officer if— (a) the officer’s contractual terms and conditions of service provide for a special retirement clause and has fallen due;...

A public officer retired under this Act shall be entitled to apply for a review against the decision on account of— (a) fresh material facts which, with due diligence, could not be presented when the...

(1) The County Public Service Board may delegate, in writing, any of its functions to any one or more of its members and the county secretary, county chief officer, sub-county or Ward administrator,...

Citizen participation in county governments shall be based upon the following principles— (a) timely access to information, data, documents, and other information relevant or related to policy...

(1) Citizens have a right to petition the county government on any matter under the responsibility of the county government. (2) Citizen petitions shall be made in writing to the county...

County government authorities, agencies and agents have a duty to respond expeditiously to petitions and challenges from citizens.

(1) A county government may conduct a local referendum on among other local issues— (a) county laws and petitions; or (b) planning and investment decisions affecting the county for which a petition...

The county government shall facilitate the establishment of structures for citizen participation including— (a) information communication technology based platforms; (b) town hall...

(1) There is established, for each county, a board to be known as the County Development Board, consisting of the following persons— (a) the member of the Senate for the county elected under Article...

The operational expenses in respect of the County Development Board shall be provided for in the annual estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the respective county government.

Any person who knowingly and unlawfully obstructs, hinders, undermines or prevents the County Development Board from discharging its functions under this Act commits an offence and is liable, on...

(1) The provisions of this Part shall apply with necessary modifications to all decentralized units of the county. (2) The governor shall submit an annual report to the county assembly on citizen...

Public communication and access to information shall be based on the following principles— (a) integration of communication in all development activities; (b) observation of access to information by...

A County government shall use the media to— (a) create awareness on devolution and governance; (b) promote citizens understanding for purposes of peace and national cohesion; (c) undertake advocacy...

(1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of media with the widest public outreach in the county, which may...