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County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Act, 2017 (No. 6 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 30 (Acts No. 6) of 15th March, 2017.
Long title
An Act of Parliament to give effect to Article 196(3) of the Constitution; to provide for the powers, privileges and immunitles of county assemblies, their committees and members; to make provision regulating admittance to and conduct within the precincts of county assemblies; and for connected purposes.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Institution Governance Constitutional amendment
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

This Act provides with respect to proceedings and functioning of County Assemblies and protection of County Assemblies from external influence. No proceedings or decision of a county assembly or the Committee of Powers and Privileges acting in accordance with this Act shall be questioned in any court. The Act sets out privileges and immunities o members and provides that a question shall, where no express provision is made in this Act for the determination of that question, be determined in accordance with the usages, forms, precedence, customs, procedures and traditions of the Parliament of Kenya and other jurisdictions to the extent that these are applicable to Kenya.

Full text
English
Website
www.kenyalaw.org