County Assembly
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The County Assembly is the legislative arm of a county government in Kenya, responsible for making laws, approving budgets, and providing oversight over the county executive.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County Assembly (Kenya) | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
organ of county government ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| budgetRole |
approves county budget estimates
ⓘ
authorizes expenditure through appropriation laws ⓘ debates county budget estimates ⓘ |
| composedOf | Members of County Assembly ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| electionSystem |
first-past-the-post for ward representatives
ⓘ
party list proportional representation for special seats ⓘ |
| elects |
Deputy Speaker of the County Assembly
ⓘ
Speaker of the County Assembly ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
budget and appropriation committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public accounts and investments committee NERFINISHED ⓘ sectoral committees ⓘ select committees ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
nominated Members of County Assembly
ⓘ
ward-elected Members of County Assembly ⓘ |
| hasPower |
amend county legislation
ⓘ
approve county appropriation bills ⓘ approve county development plans ⓘ approve county finance bills ⓘ enact county legislation ⓘ exercise oversight over county executive committee ⓘ exercise oversight over county public service ⓘ impeach a county governor (subject to constitutional procedures) ⓘ repeal county legislation ⓘ vet nominees for county executive committee ⓘ vet nominees for county public offices where required by law ⓘ |
| hasReservedSeatsFor |
persons with disabilities
ⓘ
women ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| headOfBody | Speaker of the County Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | county government in Kenya ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Kenya 2010
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Governments Act, 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayUseLanguage | local languages as provided by standing orders ⓘ |
| meetsAt | county headquarters ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
County Executive Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Governor NERFINISHED ⓘ County Public Service Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | county government in Kenya ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
approval of county budgets
ⓘ
lawmaking at county level ⓘ oversight of county executive ⓘ representation of county residents ⓘ |
| representationUnit | ward ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
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