County Governments Act▤
Appointment of county chief officers
(1) The governor shall— (a) nominate qualified and experienced county chief officers from among persons competitively sourced and…
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County Governments Act▤
Appointment of county secretary
(1) There is established for each county the office of the county secretary who shall be secretary to the county executive committ…
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Representation of county government by Attorney-General in court
A county government may, pursuant to Article 156(4) of the Constitution request the Attorney-General to represent the county gover…
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County executive to remain in office after elections
(1) When a general election is held for a county government, the outgoing county executive committee shall remain in office until…
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Meetings of the county executive committee
(1) The deliberations of all meetings of the county executive committee shallbe recorded in writing. (2) The quorum of a meeting o…
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Removal of member of executive committee
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor may remove a member of the county executive committee from office on any of the follow…
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Accountability of members of the executive committee
(1) The members of the county executive committee are individually and collectively accountable to the governor in the exercise of…
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Oath of office for the executive committee
A person appointed as a member of the county executive committee under Article 179 of the Constitution shall take the prescribed o…
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Role of the executive committee in urban area or city planning
A county executive committee shall— (a) monitor the process of planning, formulation and adoption of the integrated development pl…
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Functions of the executive committee
(1) In addition to the functions provided under Article 183 of the Constitution,a county executive committee shall— (a) supervise…
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Appointment of county executive members
(1) The governor shall, when nominating members of the executive committee— (a) ensure that to the fullest extent possible, the co…
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Exercise of executive authority
The county executive committee shall exercise the executive authority— (a) in accordance with the Constitution and relevant nation…
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Removal of a governor
(1) A member of the county assembly may by notice to the speaker, supported by at least a third of all the members, move a motion…
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Functions of the deputy governor
(1) The deputy governor shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation asset out in the First Schedule to this Act before ass…
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Powers of the governor
The governor— (a) may, despite section 40, dismiss a county executive committee member at any time, if the governor considers that…
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Functions and responsibilities of a county governor
(1) The governor shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation as set out in the Schedule to this Act before assuming office…
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Recall elections
(1) Where a member of the county assembly is to be recalled under section 27,the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission s…
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Petition for recall
(1) A recall under section 27 shall be initiated by a petition which shall be file with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries C…
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Recall of a county assembly member
(1) The electorate in a county ward may recall their member of the county assembly before the end of the term of the member on any…
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Number and delimitation of electoral Wards, etc.
(1) There shall be not more than one thousand four hundred and fifty electoral Wards for purposes of the election of county assemb…
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Coming into force of a law
(1) A legislation passed by the county assembly and assented to by the governor shall be published in the county Gazette and Kenya…
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Assenting to a Bill
(1) The Speaker shall, within fourteen days, forward a Bill passed by the county assembly to the governor. (2) The governor shall…
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Publication of a Bill
A Bill shall be published by including the Bill as a supplement in the county Gazette and the Kenya Gazette.
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Bill to have a title
A Bill introduced in the county assembly shall be identified by a title placed at the beginning of the Bill and the title shall in…
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