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Article 85 — Any person is eligible to stand as an independent candidate

Article
85
Index row title
Any person is eligible to stand as an independent candidate
Source document
The Kenya Constitution
Provision ID
3c404675-eace-46c3-a595-c9d250d7c11f

85 words

Verbatim text

for election if the person— (a) is not a member of a registered political party and has not 51 been a member for at least three months immediately before the date of the election; and (b) satisfies the requirements of— (i) Article 99 (1) (c) (i) or (ii), in the case of a candidate for election to the National Assembly or the Senate, respectively; or (ii) Article 193 (1) ( c) (ii), in the case of a candidate for election to a county assembly. Voting.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 85 of the Constitution of Kenya.
  • The row is titled “Any person is eligible to stand as an independent candidate”.
  • The passage runs to about 85 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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