ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Elections Act
16. Initiation of election of member of Parliament.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
16. Initiation of election of member of Parliament.
(1)Whenever a parliamentary election is to be held, the Commission shall publish a notice of the holding of the election in the Gazette and in the electronic and print media of national circulation—(a)in the case of a general election, at least sixty days before the date of the general election; or(b)in any other case, upon the office of a member of Parliament becoming vacant and on receipt of a notice issued by the respective Speaker under subsection (2).(2)The notice referred to under subsection (1) shall be in the prescribed form and shall specify—(a)the day upon which political parties shall submit a party list in accordance with Article 90 of the Constitution;(b)the day for the nomination of candidates for the parliamentary election; and(c)the day or days on which the poll shall be taken for the election, which shall not be less than twenty-one days after the day specified for nomination under paragraph (b).(3)Whenever a vacancy occurs in the National Assembly or the Senate, the respective Speaker shall issue a notice in accordance with Article 101 of the Constitution.(3A)For purposes of subsection (3), a vacancy in the office of a Member of Parliament shall be deemed to occur on the date of issuance of a notice to the Commission which shall not be later than twenty-one days from the date of the actual occurrence of the vacancy.(4)The Commission shall within twenty-one days of receipt of the notice issued under subsection (2), transmit the notice to the relevant returning officer.County governor elections