ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Elections Act
32. Approval of symbol for independent candidate.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
32. Approval of symbol for independent candidate.
(1)An independent candidate shall submit the symbol the candidate intends to use during an election to the Commission at least twenty-one days before nomination day.(1A)Where there is a vacancy in the office of the Governor, an independent candidate shall submit to the Commission, the symbol that the person intends to use during an election at least seven days before nomination.(2)The Commission shall, upon receipt of the symbol submitted to it under this section approve or reject the symbol.(3)The Commission may refuse to approve the symbol of an independent candidate if the symbol—(a)is obscene or offensive;(b)is the symbol of another candidate or of a political party; or(c)so nearly resembles the symbol of another candidate or political party or any other legal entity registered under any other written law.