Chapter 11: Devolved Government
174. Objects of devolution
The objects of the devolution of government are—...
175. Principles of devolved government
County governments established under this Constitution shall reflect the following principles—...
176. County governments
(1) There shall be a county government for each county, consisting of a county assembly and a county executive....
177. Membership of county assembly
(1) A county assembly consists of—...
178. 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....
179. County executive committees
(1) The executive authority of the county is vested in, and exercised by, a county executive committee....
180. 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 Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday i...
181. Removal of a county governor
(1) A county governor may be removed from office on any of the following grounds—...
182. Vacancy in the office of county governor
(1) The office of the county governor shall become vacant if the holder of the office—...
183. Functions of county executive committees
(1) A county executive committee shall—...
184. Urban areas and cities
(1) National legislation shall provide for the governance and management of urban areas and cities and shall, in particular—...
185. Legislative authority of county assemblies
(1) The legislative authority of a county is vested in, and exercised by, its county assembly....
186. 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 governments, respectively, are as set out in the Fourth Sc...
187. 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 governments if—...
188. Boundaries of counties
(1) The boundaries of a county may be altered only by a resolution—...
189. Cooperation between national and county governments
(1) Government at either level shall—...
190. Support for county governments
(1) Parliament shall by legislation ensure that county governments have adequate support to enable them to perform their functions....
191. Conflict of laws
(1) This Article applies to conflicts between national and county legislation in respect of matters falling within the concurrent jurisdiction of both levels of government....
192. Suspension of a county government
(1) The President may suspend a county government—...
193. Qualifications for election as member of county assembly
(1) Unless disqualified under clause (2), a person is eligible for election as a member of a county assembly if the person—...
194. Vacation of office of member of county assembly
(1) The office of a member of a county assembly becomes vacant—...
195. County assembly power to summon witnesses
(1) A county assembly or any of its committees has power to summon any person to appear before it for the purpose of giving evidence or providing information....
196. Public participation and county assembly powers, privileges and immunities
(1) A county assembly shall—...
197. County assembly gender balance and diversity
(1) Not more than two-thirds of the members of any county assembly or county executive committee shall be of the same gender....
198. County government during transition
While an election is being held to constitute a county assembly under this Chapter, the executive committee of the county, as last constituted remains competent to perform administ...
199. Publication of county legislation
(1) County legislation does not take effect unless published in the Gazette....
200. Legislation on Chapter
(1) Parliament shall enact legislation providing for all matters necessary or convenient to give effect to this Chapter....