Section 29: Ban on holding multiple local government political offices
29.Councillors not to hold two political offices
(1)A member of Parliament or a Minister of the Government shall not, concurrently with that office, hold a local government political office of chairperson, vice chairperson or secretary or be a councillor at a local government or a parish administrative unit.
(2)A person shall not hold a political office or a full time office in the service of more than one local government.
(3)Where a person is elected to a local council of a wider jurisdiction, his or her membership at the council of a smaller jurisdiction shall fall vacant, and another person shall be elected in that place.
(4)For the avoidance of doubt—
(a)a member of a village executive committee shall resign his or her office on the village executive committee if elected to the parish or ward executive committee; and
(b)a member of a subcounty executive committee shall not resign his or her office on the subcounty executive committee if elected as chairperson or vice chairperson of the county administrative council.
Plain English Summary
A person who is a Member of Parliament or a Minister cannot also hold a local government political office such as chairperson, vice chairperson, secre...
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