County Governments Act▤
Operational expenses
The operational expenses in respect of the County Development Board shall be provided for in the annual estimates of the revenue a…
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County Governments Act▤
Establishment of County Development Boards
(1) There is established, for each county, a board to be known as the County Development Board, consisting of the following person…
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Establishment of modalities and platforms for citizen participation
The county government shall facilitate the establishment of structures for citizen participation including— (a) information commun…
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Matters subject to local referenda
(1) A county government may conduct a local referendum on among other local issues— (a) county laws and petitions; or (b) planning…
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Duty to respond to citizens’ petitions or challenges
County government authorities, agencies and agents have a duty to respond expeditiously to petitions and challenges from citizens.
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Citizens right to petition and challenge
(1) Citizens have a right to petition the county government on any matter under the responsibility of the county government. (2) C…
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Principles of citizen participation in counties
Citizen participation in county governments shall be based upon the following principles— (a) timely access to information, data,…
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Delegation by County Public Service Board
(1) The County Public Service Board may delegate, in writing, any of its functions to any one or more of its members and the count…
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Entitlement to apply for review
A public officer retired under this Act shall be entitled to apply for a review against the decision on account of— (a) fresh mate…
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Retirement pursuant to agreement or special retirement scheme
(1) The County Public Service Board may retire a public officer if— (a) the officer’s contractual terms and conditions of service…
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Retirement on grounds of public interest
(1) If a county chief officer, after having considered the report of the complaint against a public officer and it is apparent tha…
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Retirement on grounds of abolition of office
(1) If more than one county public officers, holding similar public offices are tobe retired on the ground of abolition of office…
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Retirement on the ground of ill health
(1) A county public officer may retire from the county public office on the ground of ill health if— (a) the concerned county chie…
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Prescription of retirement on age
The mandatory retirement age for a county public officer generally or for any category of public officers, shall be prescribed by…
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Grounds for retirement
A person may retire from the county public service— (a) on attainment of the mandatory retirement age prescribed under the relevan…
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Resignation, retirement, etc.
(1) A county public officer desirous of resigning from office may do so in writing addressed to the lawful appointing authority fo…
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Appeals to the Public Service Commission
(1) Any person dissatisfied or affected by a decision made by the County Public Service Board or a person in exercise or purported…
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Prohibition of punishment contrary to the Constitution
(1) In exercising its disciplinary powers, the County Public Service Board shall observe the principles of natural justice. (2) No…
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Action on irregularity of process
If it comes to the attention of the County Public Service Board that there is reason to believe that any process or decision under…
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County Public Service Board to regulate appointment of persons on contract
The County Public Service Board shall regulate the engagement of persons on contract, volunteer and casual workers, staff of joint…
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Secondments
(1) The national government shall put in place measures to protect its public officers on secondment to the counties from loss or…
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Power to deploy public officers
(1) The power to deploy a county public officer within a department shall vestin the relevant county chief officer. (2) The power…
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Confirmation of appointment on lapse of period
(1) If the relevant authority fails to confirm an appointment of a public officerinitially appointed on probationary terms, and th…
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Provisions on appointments to apply to promotions
(1) The provisions of this Act and regulations or procedures made under this Act that apply to appointments shall also apply to pr…
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