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Article 180 of the Constitution of Kenya

Article
180
Index row title
(1) The county governor shall be directly elected by the voters registered in the county, on the same day as a general election
Source document
The Kenya Constitution
Provision ID
5c4da278-e82b-457c-bbed-2505facc5f12

231 words

Verbatim text

voters registered in the county, on the same day as a general election of Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday in August, in every fifth year. (2) To be eligible for election as county governor, a person must be eligible for election as a member of the county assembly. (3) If only one candidate for county governor is nominated, that candidate shall be declared elected.108 (4) If two or more candidates are nominated, an election shall be held in the county and the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. (5) Each candidate for election as county governor shall nominate a person who is qualified for nomination for election as county governor as a candidate for deputy governor. (6) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall not conduct a separate election for the deputy governor but shall declare the candidate nominated by the person who is elected county governor to have been elected as the deputy governor. (7) A person shall not hold office— (a) as a county governor for more than two terms; or (b) as a deputy county governor for more than two terms. (8) For the purposes of clause (7), a person who has assumed the office of county governor shall be deemed to have served a full term, subject only to Article 182 (3) ( b). Removal of a county governor.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 180 of the Constitution of Kenya.
  • The passage runs to about 231 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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