Section 83 of County Governments Act: Retirement on grounds of public interest

(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...

(1) Every Kenyan citizen shall on request have access to information held by any county government or any unit or department thereof or any other State organ in accordance with Article 35 of the...

A county government, public and private organisation and private individual, shall observe the following principles— (a) protection of marginalized and minority groups from discrimination and from...

(1) The principles of civic education are intended to promote— (a) empowerment and enlightenment of citizens and government; (b) continual and systemic engagement of citizens and government;...

(1) The purpose of civic education under this Act is to have an informed citizenry that actively participates in governance affairs of the society on the basis of enhanced knowledge, understanding and...

(1) Subject to subsection (2), each county shall implement an appropriate civic education programme and establish a civic education unit in this regard. (2) For purposes of subsection (1), there...

Subject to section 100, County legislation shall provide the requisite institutional framework for purposes of facilitating and implementing civic education programmes under this Part.

The principles of planning and development facilitation in a county shall— (a) integrate national values in all processes and concepts; (b) protect the right to self-fulfilment within the county...

The objectives of county planning shall be to— (a) ensure harmony between national, county and sub-county spatial planning requirements; (b) facilitate the development of a well-balanced system of...

(1) A county government shall plan for the county and no public funds shall be appropriated outside a planning framework developed by the county executive committee and approved by the county...

(1) A county planning unit shall be responsible for— (a) coordinating integrated development planning within the county; (b) ensuring integrated planning within the county; (c) ensuring linkages...

(1) Cooperation in planning shall be undertaken in the context of the law governing inter-governmental relations. (2) County plans shall be based on the functions of the county governments as...

(1) To guide, harmonize and facilitate development within each county there shall be the following plans— (a) county integrated development plan; (b) county sectoral plans; (c) county spatial plan;...

(1) There shall be a five year county integrated development plan for each county which shall have— (a) clear goals and objectives; (b) an implementation plan with clear outcomes; (c) provisions for...

(1) A County department shall develop a ten year county sectoral plan as component parts of the county integrated development plan. (2) The County sectoral plans shall be— (a) programme...

(1) There shall be a ten year county GIS based database system spatial plan foreach county, which shall be a component part of the county integrated development plan providing— (a) a spatial...

(1) For each city and municipality there shall be the following plans— (a) city or municipal land use plans; (b) city or municipal building and zoning plans; (c) city or urban area building and...

(1) A county executive committee may by a resolution, introduce a proposal to amend the county’s integrated development plan. (2) A proposed amendment under subsection (1) to a county’s...

(1) A county’s integrated development plan shall— (a) inform the county’s budget which shall be based on the annual development priorities and objectives referred to in section 103 of this Act and...

(1) Development of nationally significant development projects within counties shall be preceded by mandatory public hearings in each of the affected counties. (2) Projects under subsection (1)...

(1) Public participation in the county planning processes shall be mandatory and be facilitated through— (a) mechanisms provided for in Part VIII of this Act; and (b) provision to the public of...

(1) A county government and its agencies shall have an obligation to deliver services within its designated area of jurisdiction. (2) A county shall deliver services while observing the principles of...

(1) A county government and its agencies shall in delivering public services— (a) give priority to the basic needs of the public; (aa) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a county government or any...

(1) A county government may enter into an agreement with the national government, another county or an agency of the national government, to provide or receive any service that each county...

(1) A county executive committee shall establish a Citizens’ Service Centre at— (a) the county; (b) the sub-county; (c) the Ward; and (d) any other decentralized level. (2) A Citizens’ Service...

(1) A county government or any agency delivering services in the county shall adopt and implement a tariffs and pricing policy for the provision of public services. (1A) Notwithstanding subsection...

(1) The ministry or government department responsible for matters relating to intergovernmental relations shall provide support to county governments to enable them to perform their...

President may suspend a county government— (a) in an emergency arising out of internal conflict or war; or (b) in any other exceptional circumstances.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may petition the President to suspend a county government in accordance with Article 192(1)(b) of the Constitution if the county government engages in actions...

(1) During the period of suspension of a county government, the county assembly shall stand prorogued. (2) During a period of suspension, the speaker and members of the county assembly shall remain...

(1) During the period of suspension of a county government, the functions of the county executive committee shall be suspended and its functions shall be undertaken by an interim county management...

(1) An Interim County Management Board for a suspended county government shall be appointed by the President by notice in the Gazette. (2) The Interim County Management Board shall comprise— (a) a...

(1) The Interim County Management Board shall have all powers and functions vested in the county executive committee under the Constitution and under this Act for the performance of its functions and,...

The President by notice in the Gazette shall dissolve an Interim County Management Board upon the new county government coming to office after holding elections pursuant to Article 192(6) of the...

The suspension of a county government shall be terminated in the following ways— (a) in the circumstances described in Article 192(4) and (5); or (b) upon termination by the Senate by a resolution...

(1) Elections for a suspended county shall be held within ninety days after the suspension. (2) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall cause elections of the governor and county...