The Constitution of Kenya, 2010

Chapter Nine · The Executive

Article 136

Art.136

Election of the President

(1)The President shall be elected by registered voters in a national election conducted in accordance with this Constitution and any Act of Parliament regulating presidential elections.

(2)An election of the President shall be held—

(a)on the same day as a general election of Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday in August, in every fifth year; or

(b)in the circumstances contemplated in Article 146.

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Text: Laws of Kenya: The Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Published by the National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) with the Authority of the Attorney-General.

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