ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Petition to County Assemblies (Procedure) Act
3. Form of a petition
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
3. Form of a petition
A petition to a county assembly shall be in the form set out in the Schedule and shall—(a)be handwritten, printed or typed;(b)be in English or Kiswahili;(c)be written in respectful, decorous and temperate language;(d)be free of alterations and interlineations in its text;(e)be addressed to the county assembly;(f)have its subject matter indicated on every sheet if it consists of more than one sheet;(g)indicate whether any efforts have been made to have the matter addressed by a relevant body and whether there has been any response from that body or whether the response has been unsatisfactory;(h)indicate whether the issue in respect of which the petition is made is pending before any court of law or other constitutional or legal body;(i)conclude with a clear, proper and respectful prayer, reciting the definite object of the petitioner or petitioners with regard to the matter to which it relates;(j)subject to paragraph (n), contain the names, addresses, identification numbers and signature or a thumb impression of the petitioner or of every petitioner, where there is more than one petitioner;(k)contain only signatures or thumb impressions, as the case may be, and addresses and identification numbers written directly onto the petition and not pasted thereon or otherwise transferred to it;(l)not have any letters, affidavits or other documents annexed to it;(m)in the case of a petition presented by a member of a county assembly on behalf of a petitioner, be countersigned by the member presenting it; and(n)be signed by the petitioner, or if the petitioner is unable to sign, by a witness in whose presence the petitioner shall make his or her mark on the petition.