Vacation of office of member of county assembly

English

(1)The office of a member of a county assembly becomes vacant—

(a)if the member dies;

(b)if the member is absent from eight sittings of the assembly without permission, in writing, of the speaker of the assembly, and is unable to offer satisfactory explanation for the absence;

(c)if the member is removed from office under this Constitution or legislation enacted under Article 80;

(d)if the member resigns in writing addressed to the speaker of the assembly;

(e)if, having been elected to the assembly—

(i)as a member of a political party, the member resigns from the party, or is deemed to have resigned from the party as determined in accordance with the legislation contemplated in clause (2); or

(ii)as an independent candidate, the member joins a political party;

(f)at the end of the term of the assembly; or

(g)if the member becomes disqualified for election on grounds specified in Article 193 (2).

(2)Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the circumstances under which a member of a political party shall be deemed, for the purposes of clause (1) (e), to have resigned from the party.

Kiswahili

Kuondolewa ofisini kwa mwakilishi wadi katika bunge la kaunti

(1)Afisi ya mwakilishi wadi itakuwa wazi—

(a)ikiwa mwakilishi wadi huyo atafariki dunia;

(b)Ikiwa mwakilishi wadi huyo atakosa kuhudhuria vikao vinane vya bunge bila idhini iliyoandikwa ya spika wa bunge, na hawezi kutoa sababu za kutosheleza kuhusu kutohudhuria huko;

(c)ikiwa mwanachama huyo ameondolewa ofisini vinginevyo chini ya Katiba hii au chini ya sheria iliyotungwa chini ya Kifungu cha 80;

(d)Ikiwa mwakilishi wadi huyo atajiuzulu kwa kumwandikia spika wa bunge la kaunti;

(e)ikiwa baada ya kuchaguliwa katika bunge la kaunti––

(i)kama mwanachama wa chama cha kisiasa, mwakilishi wadi huyo atajiuzulu kutoka chama hicho, au ikiwa atachukuliwa kuwa amejiuzulu kulingana na sheria

(ii)inavyobainishwa katika ibara ya (2); au

(iii)kama mgombea huru, mwanachama huyo atajiunga na chama cha kisiasa;

(f)mwishoni mwa muhula wa bunge hilo la kaunti; au

(g)ikiwa mwakilishi wadi huyo hatastahiki kuchaguliwa kwenye misingi iliyobainiwa katika Kifungu cha 193 (2).

(2)Bunge litatunga sheria litakalotoa hali ambazo mwanachama wa chama cha kisiasa atachukuliwa kuwa amejiuzulu kutoka chama hicho, kwa madhumuni ya ibara ya (1) (e).