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Role of the Senate.
(1) The Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. (2) The Senate…
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Role of the National Assembly.
(1) The National Assembly represents the people of the constituencies and special interests in the National Assembly. (2) The Nati…
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Role of Parliament.
(1) The legislative authority of the Republic is derived from the people and, at the national level, is vested in and exercised by…
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Establishment of Parliament.
(1) There is established a Parliament of Kenya, which shall consist of theNational Assembly and the Senate. (2) The National Assem…
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Legislation on political parties.
Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for— (a) the reasonable and equitable allocation of airtime, by State-owned and othe…
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Basic requirements for political parties.
(1) Every political party shall— (a) have a national character as prescribed by an Act of Parliament; (b) have a democratically el…
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Allocation of party list seats.
(1) Elections for the seats in Parliament provided for under Articles 97(1)(c) and 98(1)(b), (c) and (d), and for the members of c…
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Delimitation of electoral units.
(1) There shall be two hundred and ninety constituencies for the purposes of the election of the members of the National Assembly…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
(1) There is established the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. (2) A person is not eligible for appointment as a me…
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Electoral disputes.
(1) Parliament shall enact legislation to establish mechanisms for timely settling of electoral disputes. (2) Petitions concerning…
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Voting.
At every election, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissionshall ensure that— (a) whatever voting method is used, the s…
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Eligibility to stand as an independent candidate.
Any person is eligible to stand as an independent candidate for election ifthe person— (a) is not a member of a registered politic…
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Candidates for election and political parties to comply with code of conduct.
In every election, all candidates and all political parties shall complywith the code of conduct prescribed by the Independent Ele…
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Registration as a voter.
(1) A person qualifies for registration as a voter at elections or referenda if the person— (a) is an adult citizen; (b) is not de…
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Legislation on elections.
(1) Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for— (a) the delimitation by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission…
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General principles for the electoral system.
The electoral system shall comply with the following principles—(a) freedom of citizens to exercise their political rights under A…
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Legislation on leadership.
Parliament shall enact legislation— (a) establishing procedures and mechanisms for the effective administration of this Chapter; (…
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Legislation to establish the ethics and anti-corruption commission.
Parliament shall enact legislation to establish an independent ethics andanti-corruption commission, which shall be and have the s…
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Citizenship and leadership.
(1) A person is not eligible for election or appointment to a State office unless the person is a citizen of Kenya. (2) A State of…
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Restriction on activities of State officers.
(1) A full-time State officer shall not participate in any other gainful employment. (2) Any appointed State officer shall not hol…
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Financial probity of State officers.
(1) A gift or donation to a State officer on a public or official occasion is a gift or donation to the Republic and shall be deli…
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Conduct of State officers.
(1) A State officer shall behave, whether in public and official life, in privatelife, or in association with other persons, in a…
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Oath of office of State officers.
Before assuming a State office, acting in a State office, or performing any functions of a State office, a person shall take and s…
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Responsibilities of leadership.
(1) Authority assigned to a State officer— (a) is a public trust to be exercised in a manner that— (i) is consistent with the purp…
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