Act and Laws in Kenya

(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 may appeal to the Public Service Commission (in this Part referred to as the “Commission”) against the...

(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 the lawful appointing authority by hand or by registered mail. (3) Resignation under this section...

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 officer and relevant appointing authority; (b) on grounds of ill health subject to section...

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 of any infirmity of body or mind, of discharging the functions of the public office and it is in the...

(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 county chief officer shall inform the public officers that their retirement is under consideration...

(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 interest, the county chief officer shall— (a) serve the public officer a notice setting out the...

(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; or (b) the officer is required or is willing to voluntarily retire in accordance with the terms and...

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 decision was initially made; (b) an error apparent on the record of the initial decision;...

(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, village administrator, city or municipal manager and town administrators. (2) The provisions of this...

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 formulation and implementation; (b) reasonable access to the process of formulating and implementing...

(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 government. (3) County legislation shall give further effect to this section.

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 has been raised and duly signed by at least twenty five percent of the registered voters where the...

The county government shall facilitate the establishment of structures for citizen participation including— (a) information communication technology based platforms; (b) town hall meetings; (c) budget preparation and validation fora; (d) notice boards: announcing jobs, appointments, procurement,...

(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 98(1) (a) of the Constitution, who shall be the chairperson of the Board and convener of the Board's...

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 conviction, to punishment by a fine not exceeding one million shillings or imprisonment for a term not...

(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 participation in the affairs of the county government. (3) Regulations made under section 135 of this...

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 county media in accordance with Article 35 of the Constitution; and (c) observation of media...

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 on core development issues such as agriculture, education, health, security, economics, sustainable...

(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 include— (a) television stations; (b) information communication technology...

(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 Constitution. (2) Every county government and its agencies shall designate an office for purposes of...

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 treatment of distinction of any kind, including language, religion, culture, national or social...

(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; and (c) values and principles of devolution in the Constitution. (2) No other content may be disseminated...

(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 ownership of the Constitution. (2) The objectives of civic education are— (a) sustained citizens’...

(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 shall be established a national designand framework of civic education, to determine the contents of the...

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 communities and with responsibility to future generations; (c) protect and integrate rights and...

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 settlements and ensure productive use of scarce land, water and other resources for economic, social,...