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Suspension of a county government.
(1) The President may suspend a county government— (a) in an emergency arising out of internal conflict or war; or (b) in any othe…
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Conflict of laws.
(1) This Article applies to conflicts between national and county legislation in respect of matters falling within the concurrent…
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Support for county governments.
(1) Parliament shall by legislation ensure that county governments have adequate support to enable them to perform their functions…
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Cooperation between national and county governments.
1) Government at either level shall— (a) perform its functions, and exercise its powers, in a manner that respects the functional…
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Boundaries of counties.
(1) The boundaries of a county may be altered only by a resolution— (a) recommended by an independent commission set up for that p…
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Transfer of functions and powers between levels of government.
(1) A function or power of government at one level may be transferred to a government at the other level by agreement between the…
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Respective functions and powers of national and county governments.
1) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the functions and powers of the national government and the county governmen…
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Legislative authority of county assemblies.
(1) The legislative authority of a county is vested in, and exercised by, its county assembly. (2) A county assembly may make any…
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Urban areas and cities.
(1) National legislation shall provide for the governance and management of urban areas and cities and shall, in particular— (a) e…
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Functions of county executive committees.
(1) A county executive committee shall— (a) implement county legislation; (b) implement, within the county, national legislation t…
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Vacancy in the office of county governor.
(1) The office of the county governor shall become vacant if the holder of the office— (a) dies; (b) resigns, in writing, addresse…
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Removal of a county governor.
(1) A county governor may be removed from office on any of the following grounds— (a) gross violation of this Constitution or any…
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Election of county governor and deputy county governor.
(1) The county governor shall be directly elected by the voters registered in the county, on the same day as a general election of…
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County executive committees.
(1) The executive authority of the county is vested in, and exercised by, a county executive committee. (2) The county executive c…
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Speaker of a county assembly.
1) Each county assembly shall have a speaker elected by the county assembly from among persons who are not members of the assembly…
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Membership of county assembly.
(1) A county assembly consists of— (a) members elected by the registered voters of the wards, each ward constituting a single memb…
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County governments.
176. (1) There shall be a county government for each county, consisting of acounty assembly and a county executive. (2) Every coun…
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Principles of devolved government.
175. County governments established under this Constitution shall reflect thefollowing principles— (a) county governments shall be…
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Objects of devolution.
174. The objects of the devolution of government are—(a) to promote democratic and accountable exercise of power; (b) to foster na…
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Judiciary Fund.
(1) There is established a fund to be known as the Judiciary Fund which shall be administered by the Chief Registrar of the Judici…
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Functions of the Judicial Service Commission.
(1) The Judicial Service Commission shall promote and facilitate the independence and accountability of the judiciary and the effi…
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Establishment of the Judicial Service Commission.
1) There is established the Judicial Service Commission. (2) The Commission shall consist of— (a) the Chief Justice, who shall be…
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Kadhis’ courts.
(1) There shall be a Chief Kadhi and such number, being not fewer than three, of other Kadhis as may be prescribed under an Act of…
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Subordinate courts.
(1) The subordinate courts are— (a) the Magistrates' courts; (b) the Kadhis’ courts; (c) the Courts Martial; and (d) any other cou…
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