County Governments Act▤
Procedure for the exercise of legislative powers
(1) A county assembly shall exercise its legislative power through Bills passed by the county assembly and assented to by the gove…
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County Governments Act▤
Voting in a county assembly
(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution, in this Act or in other legislation, any question proposed for decision by t…
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Quorum
The quorum of a county assembly is one third of all the members of the county assembly.
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Official languages of a county assembly
(1) The official languages of a county assembly shall be Kiswahili, English and Kenyan sign language and the business of the count…
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Powers, privileges and immunities of a county assembly
The national law regulating the powers and privileges of Parliament shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to a county ass…
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Freedom of speech and debate
No civil or criminal proceedings may be instituted in any court or tribunal against a member of a county assembly by reason of any…
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Right to petition county assembly
(1) A person has a right to petition a county assembly to consider any matter within its authority, including enacting, amending o…
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Procedure and committees of the county assembly
(1) A county assembly— (a) may make standing orders consistent with the Constitution and this Act regulating the procedure of the…
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Clerk and staff of the county assembly
(1) There shall be a clerk of the county assembly, appointed by the county assembly service board with the approval of the county…
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The county assembly service board
(1) There shall be a county assembly service board for each county assembly. (2) The county assembly service board shall be a body…
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Removal of speaker from office
(1) A speaker of a county assembly may be removed from office by the county assembly through a resolution supported by not less th…
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County assembly party leaders
(1) There shall be in each county assembly a leader of the majority party anda leader of the minority party. (2) The leader of the…
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Role of members of the county assembly
(1) A member of a county assembly shall— (a) maintain close contact with the electorate and consult them on issues before or under…
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Role of the county assembly
(1) The county assembly shall— (a) vet and approve nominees for appointment to county public offices as may be provided for in thi…
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County Assemblies to be duly constituted at first sitting
(1) A county assembly shall not be fully and duly constituted for first sitting after a general election unless all the members pr…
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Membership of the county assembly
(1) In addition to the members who are elected under Article 177(a), and thosewho are nominated under Article 177(b) of the Consti…
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Location of county governments
(1) Each of the county governments shall be located in the respective physical location set out in the Third Schedule. (2) A Count…
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Powers of county governments
(1) As an entity exercising constitutional authority, a county government shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and…
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Functions of county governments
(1) A county government shall be responsible for any function assigned to itunder the Constitution or by an Act of Parliament. (2)…
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County symbols
(1) Every county shall enact legislation prescribing the following countysymbols— (a) the county flag; (b) county coat of arms; an…
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Object and purpose of the Act
The object and purpose of this Act is to— (a) provide for matters necessary or convenient to give effect to Chapter Eleven of the…
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Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “analysis of functions” means processes of and mechanisms for, reviewing and r…
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Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the County Governments Act, 2012 and shall come into operation upon the final announcement of the results…
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