Chapter 11: Devolved GovernmentPart 2 — County governments

Article 178. Speaker of a county assembly

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• 174. Objects of devolution
• 175. Principles of devolved government
• 176. County governments
• 177. Membership of county assembly
• 178. Speaker of a county assembly (current)
• 179. County executive committees
• 180. Election of county governor and deputy county governor
• 181. Removal of a county governor
• 182. Vacancy in the office of county governor
• 183. Functions of county executive committees
• 184. Urban areas and cities
• 185. Legislative authority of county assemblies
• 186. Respective functions and powers of national and county governments
• 187. Transfer of functions and powers between levels of government
• 188. Boundaries of counties
• 189. Cooperation between national and county governments
• 190. Support for county governments
• 191. Conflict of laws
• 192. Suspension of a county government
• 193. Qualifications for election as member of county assembly
• 194. Vacation of office of member of county assembly
• 195. County assembly power to summon witnesses
• 196. Public participation and county assembly powers, privileges and immunities
• 197. County assembly gender balance and diversity
• 198. County government during transition
• 199. Publication of county legislation
• 200. Legislation on Chapter

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Official Constitutional Text

(1) Each county assembly shall have a speaker elected by the county assembly from among persons who are not members of the assembly.

(2) A sitting of the county assembly shall be presided over by—

(a) the speaker of the assembly; or

(b) in the absence of the speaker, another member of the assembly elected by the assembly.

(3) Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the election and removal from office of speakers of the county assemblies.

Plain English Explanation

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