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149. Vacancy in the office of Deputy President

Edition: 2010-09-03 · In force

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149. Vacancy in the office of Deputy President

(1)Within fourteen days after a vacancy in the office of Deputy President arises, the President shall nominate a person to fill the vacancy, and the National Assembly shall vote on the nomination within sixty days after receiving it.
(2)If a person assumes office as Deputy President under clause (1), then, for the purposes of Article 148(8), the person shall be deemed—
(a)to have served a full term as Deputy President if, at the date on which the person assumed office, more than two and a half years remain before the date of the next regularly scheduled election under Article 136(2)(a); or
(b)not to have served a term of office as Deputy President, in any other case.
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Source: Kenya Law