- Section 30 of County Governments Act: Functions and responsibilities of a county governor
(1) The governor shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation as set out in the Schedule to this Act before assuming office.
(2) Subject to the Constitution, the governor shall—
(a) diligently execute the functions and exercise the authority provided for in the Constitution and...
- Section 31 of County Governments Act: Powers of the governor
The governor—
(a) may, despite section 40, dismiss a county executive committee member at any time, if the governor considers that it is appropriate or necessary to do so;
(b) shall dismiss a county executive committee member, if required to do so by a resolution of the county assembly as provided...
- Section 32 of County Governments Act: Functions of the deputy governor
(1) The deputy governor shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation asset out in the First Schedule to this Act before assuming office.
(2) The deputy governor shall deputize for the governor in the execution of thegovernor’s functions.
(3) The governor may assign the deputy governor any...
- Section 33 of County Governments Act: Removal of a governor
(1) A member of the county assembly may by notice to the speaker, supported by at least a third of all the members, move a motion for the removal of the governor under Article 181 of the Constitution.
(2) If a motion under subsection (1) is supported by at least two-thirds of all the members of the...
- Section 34 of County Governments Act: Exercise of executive authority
The county executive committee shall exercise the executive authority—
(a) in accordance with the Constitution and relevant national and county legislation;
(b) for the well-being and benefit of the people;
(c) taking into account the objects and principles of devolution of government set out...
- Section 35 of County Governments Act: Appointment of county executive members
(1) The governor shall, when nominating members of the executive committee—
(a) ensure that to the fullest extent possible, the composition of the executive committee reflects the community and cultural diversity of the county; and
(b) take into account the principles of affirmative action as...
- Section 36 of County Governments Act: Functions of the executive committee
(1) In addition to the functions provided under Article 183 of the Constitution,a county executive committee shall—
(a) supervise the administration and delivery of services in the county and all decentralized units and agencies in the county;
(b) perform any other functions conferred on it by the...
- Section 37 of County Governments Act: Role of the executive committee in urban area or city planning
A county executive committee shall—
(a) monitor the process of planning, formulation and adoption of the integrated development plan by a city or municipality within the county;
(b) assist a city or municipality with the planning, formulation, adoption and review of its integrated development...
- Section 38 of County Governments Act: Oath of office for the executive committee
A person appointed as a member of the county executive committee under Article 179 of the Constitution shall take the prescribed oath or affirmation of office provided in the First Schedule to this Act before assuming office.
- Section 39 of County Governments Act: Accountability of members of the executive committee
(1) The members of the county executive committee are individually and collectively accountable to the governor in the exercise of their powers and performance of their duties and responsibilities.
(2) A committee of the county assembly may require a member of the executivecommittee to—
(a) attend...
- Section 40 of County Governments Act: Removal of member of executive committee
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor may remove a member of the county executive committee from office on any of the following grounds—
(a) incompetence;
(b) abuse of office;
(c) gross misconduct;
(d) failure, without reasonable excuse, or written authority of the governor, to attend...
- Section 41 of County Governments Act: Meetings of the county executive committee
(1) The deliberations of all meetings of the county executive committee shallbe recorded in writing.
(2) The quorum of a meeting of a county executive committee shall be more than one half of its membership.
(3) A resolution of the county executive committee shall be by a majority of the members...
- Section 42 of County Governments Act: County executive to remain in office after elections
(1) When a general election is held for a county government, the outgoing county executive committee shall remain in office until a new county executive committee is constituted after the election.
(2) The constitution of a new executive committee after an election under subsection (1) shall be...
- Section 43 of County Governments Act: Representation of county government by Attorney-General in court
A county government may, pursuant to Article 156(4) of the Constitution request the Attorney-General to represent the county government in court or in any other legal proceedings to which the county government is a party other than in criminal proceedings.
- Section 44 of County Governments Act: Appointment of county secretary
(1) There is established for each county the office of the county secretary who shall be secretary to the county executive committee.
(2) The county secretary—
(a) shall be competitively sourced from amongst persons who are university graduates with at least ten years experience in administration...
- Section 45 of County Governments Act: Appointment of county chief officers
(1) The governor shall—
(a) nominate qualified and experienced county chief officers from among persons competitively sourced and recommended by the County Public Service Board; and
(b) with the approval of the county assembly, appoint county chief officers.
(2) The office of a county chief...
- Section 46 of County Governments Act: County executive committee to determine organisation of county
(1) The county executive committee shall determine the organization of the county and its various departments, and for that purpose may—
(a) establish, continue or vary any department, and determine the objects and purposes of the department;
(b) determine the number and nature of departments at...
- Section 47 of County Governments Act: Performance management plan
(1) The county executive committee shall design a performance management plan to evaluate performance of the county public service and the implementation of county policies.
(2) The plan shall provide for among others—
(a) objective, measurable and time bound performance indicators;
(b) linkage...
- Section 48 of County Governments Act: Decentralized units
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the functions and provision of services of each county government shall be decentralized to—
(a) the urban areas and cities within the county established in accordance with the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 13 of 2011);
(b) the sub-counties equivalent to the...
- Section 49 of County Governments Act: Urban areas and cities structures
The structures and functions of urban areas and cities shall be as is provided for in the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 13 of 2011).
- Section 50 of County Governments Act: Office of the sub-county administrator
(1) There shall be established at the level of each sub-county the office of the sub-county administrator.
(2) The sub-county administrator shall have qualifications and knowledge in administration or management and shall be competitively appointed by the County Public Service Board in accordance...
- Section 51 of County Governments Act: Establishment of the office of Ward administrator
(1) There is established for each Ward in a county the office of the Ward administrator.
(2) The Ward administrator shall have professional qualifications and technical knowledge in administration and shall be competitively appointed by the County Public Service Board in accordance with the...
- Section 52 of County Governments Act: Establishment of the office of village administrator
(1) There is established the office of village administrator for each village unit established in a county.
(2) A village administrator shall have professional qualifications and technical knowledge in administration and shall be appointed by the County Public Service Board in accordance with the...
- Section 53 of County Governments Act: Village council
(1) There is established, for each village unit, a village council comprising—
(a) the village administrator who shall be the chairperson of the village council; and
(b) not less than three and not more than five village elders competitively appointed by the village administrator with the approval...
- Section 54 of County Governments Act: Structures of decentralization
(1) There shall be such further structures of decentralization as may be providedfor in county legislation.
(2) There shall be, for every county, a consultative forum for the co-ordination of development activities consisting of the heads of departments in the county and heads of recognised...
- Section 55 of County Governments Act: Objectives
The objectives of this Part are to—
(a) provide for evaluation and reporting on the extent to which the values and principles referred to in Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitution are complied with in the county public service;
(b) provide for the organization, staffing and functioning of the...
- Section 56 of County Governments Act: County to have county public service
(1) Each county shall, in accordance with Article 235 of the Constitution, haveits own public service to be known as county public service.
(2) The county public service shall be headed by a county secretary appointed under section 44.
(3) For purposes of subsection (1), the designation county...
- Section 57 of County Governments Act: Establishment of the County Public Service Board
There is established a County Public Service Board in each County, which shall be—
(a) a body corporate with perpetual succession and a seal; and (b) capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name.
- Section 58 of County Governments Act: Composition of the County Public Service Board
(1) The County Public Service Board shall comprise—
(a) a chairperson nominated and appointed by the county governor with the approval of the county assembly;
(b) not less than three but not more than five other members nominated and appointed by the county governor, with the approval of the...
- Section 59 of County Governments Act: Functions and powers of a County Public Service Board
(1) The functions of the County Public Service Board shall be, on behalf of the county government, to—
(a) establish and abolish offices in the county public service;
(b) appoint persons to hold or act in offices of the county public service including in the Boards of cities and urban areas within...