Elections Act

17. Initiation of county governor election.

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

17. Initiation of county governor election.

(1)Whenever an election for a county governor 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 the county governor becoming vacant.

(2)The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be in the prescribed form and shall specify—

(a)the day for the nomination of candidates for the county governor election; and

(b)the day or days on which the poll shall be taken for the county governor election, which shall not be less than twenty-one days after the day specified for nomination.

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Source: Kenya Law